Friends Journal
 Friends Journal from December 2013 | |
| Categories | Quaker magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 6,510 |
| First issue | July 2, 1955 |
| Company | Friends Publishing Corporation |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Philadelphia |
| Website |
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| ISSN | 0016-1322 |
Friends Journal is a monthly Quaker magazine that combines first-person narrative, reportage, poetry, and news. It is an independent publication of Friends Publishing Corporation based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Friends Journal was founded in 1955 as a consolidation of two previous publications, The Friend (Orthodox, founded 1827) and The Friends Intelligencer (Hicksite, founded 1844).[1] Originally published weekly and then bi-weekly, it became a monthly periodical in 1988. [2]
Mission
The mission of Friends Journal is "to communicate Quaker experience in order to connect and deepen spiritual lives." [3] It is a founding member of Quakers Uniting in Publications. [4]