We (Northern Friends Peace Board) are just one small part of a worldwide community of worshiping groups of the Religious Society of Friends - also known as Quakers.   Here are some basic resources if you'd like to know more about us.  

•  Meeting the Spirit - an interesting and readable 'booklet', written by Hans Weening, introducing the basic background and beliefs of Friends
  
  
• Quakers in Britain, organised as a body called Britain Yearly Meeting - the main site gives basic information about Quaker faith, some Frequently Asked Questions and Quaker Views - this one on the Quaker Peace Testimony. 
  
  
• QuakerInfo.com is a useful repsository for Quaker writings from a particular US slant,  

• and the world Quaker web site is extremely comprehensive 
  
  
• Most groups of Quakers have books that give an insight into the collective beliefs of Friends - although we don't have any creeds or written dogma.  In Britain, Quaker Faith and Practice includes a chapter called 'Advices and Queries' - a set of questions and advice to help Friends and others in their Quaker worship and living, and a chapter on our Peace Testimony. 
  
  
• Other links to Quaker related web sites can be found here
  
  
• 'Think peace'  Six articles exploring the meaning of peace from a Quaker perspective on ...
  1. 'Peace - a way of choosing life'    2. 'Peace - a leading of faith'    
  3. 'Peace - flourishing in relation to one another' 
  4. 'Peace - becoming a society' (appears mid-April 05)   
  5. 'A metaphysic of peace?' (appears mid-May 05)   
  6. 'Practising peace' (appears mid-June 05)
  
  
• About Quaker decision making
  
  
• Details of Quaker Quest introductory events throughout Britain,
  
  
• Quakers are seen as one of the 'historic peace churches'.  See the Wikipedia entry for Peace Churches here.