Friends Journal
Friends Journal from December 2013
CategoriesQuaker magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation6,510
First issueOctober 13, 1827
CompanyFriends Publishing Corporation
CountryUnited States
Based inPhiladelphia
Websitewww.friendsjournal.org
ISSN0016-1322

Friends Journal is a monthly Quaker magazine that combines first-person narrative, reportage, poetry, and news.[1] Friends Journal began publishing in 1827 and 1844 with the founding of The Friend (Orthodox, 1827—1955) and The Friends Intelligencer (Hicksite, 1844—1955).[2][3] In 1955 the magazines joined together as Friends Journal, coinciding with the reconciliation of Hicksite and Orthodox branches of Friends in Philadelphia.[4][3][5] The united magazine was originally published weekly and then bi-weekly; it became a monthly periodical in 1988.[6] The first editor-in-chief of the Friends Journal as such was William Hubben, from 1955—1963.[7]

Friends Journal is an independent publication of Friends Publishing Corporation, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its mission is "to communicate Quaker experience in order to connect and deepen spiritual lives."[8] The magazine is a founding member of Quakers Uniting in Publications.[9] It publishes poetry, news about Quaker affairs, letters, information about Quaker meetings, and book reviews.[10]

The journal’s archives were digitized around 2012.[11] In 2014, Friends Journal launched QuakerSpeak, a YouTube channel featuring interviews with friends on core questions of Quaker faith.[12] In 2016, Friends Journal received the Best in Class award from the Association of Church Press.[13] In 2018 Friends Journal relaunched Quaker.org as a general information website for the Religious Society of Friends.

References

  1. ^ Winslow, Carmen (7 March 1993). "Quaker editor visits state". The Montana Standard. p. 13. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Quaker Serials Haverford Collection Library Special Collections". Archived from the original on 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  3. ^ a b Hamm, Thomas D. (2006-09-18). The Quakers in America. Columbia University Press. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-231-12363-1.
  4. ^ Liberal Quaker Journal Publishing to 1955 Friends Journal
  5. ^ "A Journalistic Combination: The "Friends' Intelligencer" and "Friends' Journal" to be United". The Lancaster Examiner. 8 April 1885. p. 4. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. ^ "An Inventory of the Friends Journal (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, 1959-1968 Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
  7. ^ "William Hubben, 78, Dies; Editor of Friends Journal". The New York Times. 1974-09-16. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  8. ^ Mission and History Friends Journal website
  9. ^ Journals and Periodicals Quakers Uniting in Publication.
  10. ^ Berndt, Judith; Kruger, Kathleen Joyce (September 1987). "Religion and Society: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography of U.S. Periodicals". Serials Review. 13 (3): 43–49. doi:10.1080/00987913.1987.10763761. ISSN 0098-7913.
  11. ^ Lotozo, Eils (October 10, 2012). "New Digital Home for a Venerable Quaker Journal". Haverford College. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  12. ^ Vital Friends (PDF). Friends General Conference. March 2014. pp. 1–2.
  13. ^ "Best of the Church Press" Awards 2016 Association of Church Press website

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