Quaker Universalist Friendlies
Friendly Bible Study, Friendly Faith and Practice Study, Friendly Universal Scripture Study, and Friendly Spiritual Life Inventory
by Joanne Spears and Larry Spears
The Friendlies are practical procedures for productive Bible study, Faith and Practice Study, and universal scripture study in a manner consistent with Friends’ testimonies. Their purpose, and that of the spiritual life inventory, is to provide practical assistance to Quakers in their spiritual journeys. See below for an introduction to this resource.
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Friendly Bible Study (PDF)
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Friendly Bible Study (2019), 10 pages – A study method for teens and adults, consistent with Quaker testimonies and used widely in Quaker Meetings.
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Friendly Bible Study - Bookmarks (PDF)
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Friendly Bible Study Quick-reference Bookmarks, 1 page – Queries for use in group discussion.
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Friendly Faith and Practice Study (PDF)
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Friendly Faith and Practice Study (2019), 14 pages – A study method for teens and adults, consistent with Quaker testimonies, for use in study of any of the Faith and Practices of any Yearly Meeting and Britain Yearly Meeting.
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Friendly Faith and Practice Study - Bookmarks (PDF)
Free!
Friendly Faith and Practice Study Quick-reference Bookmarks, 1 page – Queries for use in group discussion.
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Friendly Universal Scripture Study (PDF)
Free!
Friendly Universal Scripture Study (2019), 11 pages – A study method for teens and adults, consistent with Quaker testimonies, for use in study of the scriptures in many traditions in Quaker Meetings and community inter-faith discussions.
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Friendly Universal Scripture Study - Bookmarks (PDF)
Free!
Friendly Universal Scripture Study Quick-reference Bookmarks, 1 page – Queries for use in group discussion.
PDF download
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Friendly Spiritual Life Inventory (PDF)
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Friendly Spiritual Life Inventory (2019), 5 pages – A checklist tool and guide for reflection and identification of key elements of spiritual life for individual and group use by teen and adults in Quaker Meetings.
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Suggested Readings from Buddhist Scriptures
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Suggested Readings from Islamic Scriptures
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Quaker Universalist Friendlies are Resources for Quakers in Meetings
QUF offers the Friendlies for your meeting. The Friendlies are practical procedures for productive Bible study, Faith and Practice Study, and universal scripture study in a manner consistent with Friends’ testimonies. Their purpose, and that of the spiritual life inventory, is to provide practical assistance to Quakers in their spiritual journeys.
The Friendlies, like all QUF resources, are free/no charge for your reflection and use.
Currently these first practical Friendlies are four:
- Friendly Bible Study
- Friendly Faith and Practice Study
- Friendly Universal Scripture Study
- Friendly Spiritual Life Inventory
Also, we offer background and counsel if you have questions for use of any of the Friendlies. Just contact us.
Use these methods as you will and think best for your meeting. We suggest giving them a try as is, but you are welcome to modify them to better conform to the Quaker testimonies in your meeting.
We appreciate any alternative study processes or modification suggestions of these Friendlies. We would be pleased to post successful alternative study processes as part of these Friendly services for the benefit of other meetings. Based on your experience with the Friendlies, modify the Friendlies to be of better service to your meeting.
The three study processes come with appended bookmark lists of the study questions for distribution.