Epistle (Quaker)
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Quaker epistle: in the 17th Century, the Quaker movement revived the Gospel use of the word "epistle" to mean an advisory or admonitory letter, sent to a group of people, sometimes termed a "general epistle" [1]. The text of a short epistle, written by Isaac Penington in 1667 is in Wikisource.
The term is still in use for letters sent by Yearly Meetings in session to all other Yearly Meetings [2][3] [4] [5]
[edit] References
- ^ For examples of the titles of these 17th Century Quaker epistles, search on "epistle" in the catalogue of the Religious Society of Friends Library, London.
- ^ Page with links to recent epistles sent by BYM (Britain Yearly Meeting)
- ^ Epistles received by Britain Yearly Meeting from other Yearly Meetings, printed as part of Documents in Advance of Yearly Meeting 2009 - pdf file.
- ^ Blog of Epistles received by The Friend (Quaker magazine).
- ^ Epistle "To Friends everywhere" sent from Britain Yearly Meeting 2010.
[edit] Further reading
- "To Friends everywhere" : reflections on the epistle in the life of London Yearly Meeting" by Edward H. Milligan. - In: The Friends' quarterly ; Vol.22 ; no.11 (July 1982 ) p. 724-736.
