Paul parker outlines what happens next and how you can get involved. The book of christian discipline of the yearly meeting of the religious society of friends quakers in britain. The book of christian discipline of the yearly meeting of the religious society of friends quakers in britain on. The book of discipline 2016 free edition northwest plains district. A book of discipline may refer to one of the various books issued by a yearly meeting of the religious society of friends, setting out what it means to be a quaker in that yearly meeting. A book of discipline may refer to one of the various books issued by a yearly mee.
Manuscript book of discipline, drawn by joseph hagger of chishill, england, in 1773. It reflects our understanding of the church and of what is expected of. A book of discipline or book of order is a book detailing the beliefs, practices, doctrines, laws, organisational structure and government of many christian. While friends traditionally do not have creeds, most yearly meetings regional bodies of likeminded friends do adopt a book of discipline, often called faith and practice. The book of discipline of the united methodist church. Visit cokesbury now to read the full free version today. The common name for this book varies from one yearly meeting to another and includes book of discipline, faith and practice, christian faith and practice, quaker faith and practice, church government and handbook of practice and procedure. The book of discipline of the united methodist church 2016. The book of discipline revision preparation group invites you to join with us, and other quakers across the country, in reading and getting to know our current book of discipline. A big decision was made by quakers at yearly meeting 2018, one with farreaching consequences.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. Cokesbury has now made available a free online edition of the book of discipline, 2016 edition, limited to view and search capabilities. The trustees shall be of legal age as determined by law, and at least twothirds shall be professing members of the united methodist church see 258. Unlike the printed edition, which contains the disciplines of eight yearly meetings with footnotes showing how they changed through the 19th century, this online edition contains only the 1806 philadelphia yearly meeting book of discipline. Quaker heritage press online texts the old discipline the old discipline note. The book of discipline sets forth the plan by which we united methodists govern ourselves. These books generally describe the practices and procedures used in the yearly meeting, offer inspirational extracts from quaker literature, and contain advices and queries guidance and questions to help friends examine themselves and their lives as they strive to live more fully in the light. Full text of the story of america, containing the romantic incidents of history, from the discovery of america to the present time see other formats.
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