George Fox and Margaret Fell formed their movement in a turbulent era of church history

The meaning of Quaker terms

What have Quakers believed through 350 years?

Quaker activist Elizabeth Fry pioneered a new approach to prison reform

"Quaker means quality," naked evangelists, and other tidbits

Fox believed he was sent to turn people from darkness to the Light

Margaret Fell insisted she and other women had the right to preach

William Penn’s idealistic creation of Pennsylvania

Quakers in Britain and the United States have been in the middle of social ferment for many years

Quakers developed a strong antislavery witness over time

John Woolman's long fight to abolish slaveholding among Quakers

The Friends’ “Peace Testimony” has a long and complicated history

Africa has the world’s largest concentration of Friends today

Quakers were at the forefront of many nineteenth-century social issues

Quakers should lead the way to redemptive fellowship, says this famous Quaker theologian

Where should you go to understand Quakerism? Here are some recommendations from CH editorial staff and this issue’s authors