The Quaker Universalist Fellowship is a religious organization serving predominantly individuals with an ongoing association with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), a universalist understanding of Quaker teachings and traditions, and a commitment to religious pluralism. It has published books and periodicals from Landenberg, Pennsylvania since the 1980s.
It calls itself
- an informal gathering of persons who cherish the spirit of universality that has always been intrinsic to the Quaker faith
and says that its mission is
- to foster the understanding that within everyone is a directly accessible spiritual light that can lead people to equality, simplicity, justice, compassion and peace.
Read more about Quaker Universalist Fellowship: Publications
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