Friends in York : the dynamics of Quaker revival, 1780-1860 / Sheila Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, Sheila, author.

Series:

Studies in Protestant nonconformity.

Studies in Protestant nonconformity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quakers--England--York--History--18th century.

Quakers.

Quakers--England--York--History--19th century.

Society of Friends.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages) : maps.

Place of Publication:

Keele, Staffordshire ; Edinburgh : Keele University Press, 2012.

Summary:

This study challenges John Stephenson Rowntree's pronouncement in 1835 that Quaker membership was in decline, and outlines the remarkable revitalization of one Monthly Meeting - in York - between 1780 and 1860.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

General Editor’s Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1 York in 1780

Chapter 2 The Evangelical Influence on York Quakerism

Chapter 3 Quaker Women’s Role and Function in York Monthly Meeting

Chapter 4 The Structure and Pattern of Family Life

Chapter 5 Quakerism and Philanthropy in York

Chapter 6 Quakerism and Politics in York

Chapter 7 Demographic and Socio- Economic Profiles of York Monthly Meeting

Conclusion

Appendix I

Appendix II

Appendix III

Appendix IV

Appendix V

Appendix VI

Appendix VII

Appendix VIII

Appendix IX

Appendix X

Appendix XI

Bibliography

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-211) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-4744-7367-9