''Friends Journal'' is a monthly
Quaker
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's abili ...
magazine that combines first-person narrative, reportage, poetry, and news. ''Friends Journal'' began publishing in 1827 and 1844 with the founding of ''The Friend'' (Orthodox, 1827—1955) and ''The Friends Intelligencer'' (Hicksite, 1844—1955).
In 1955 the magazines joined together as ''Friends Journal'', coinciding with the reconciliation of Hicksite and Orthodox branches of Friends in Philadelphia.
The united magazine was originally published weekly and then bi-weekly; it became a monthly periodical in 1988.
The first editor-in-chief of the ''Friends Journal'' as such was William Hubben, from 1955—1963.
''Friends Journal'' is an independent publication of Friends Publishing Corporation, based in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...
. Its mission is "to communicate Quaker experience in order to connect and deepen spiritual lives." The magazine is a founding member of Quakers Uniting in Publications.
[''Journals and Periodicals'' Quakers Uniting in Publication.]
/ref> It publishes poetry, news about Quaker affairs, letters, information about Quaker meetings, and book reviews.
The journal’s archives were digitized around 2012.[''"Best of the Church Press" Awards 2016'' Association of Church Press website](_blank)
/ref> In 2018 ''Friends Journal'' relaunched Quaker.org as a general information website for the Religious Society of Friends.
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