Friends in York : : The Dynamics of Quaker Revival,1780-1860 / / Sheila Wright.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Wright, Sheila,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©1995
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474473675; 9783110780475
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474473675
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Sheila Wright.

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.