Abstract
This paper follows on from two earlier articles in Quaker Studies on the predicted end-point for the Religious Society of Friends in Britain and presents analyses of the membership data for individual General Meetings (GMs) within Britain Yearly Meeting which suggest that the picture is not as straightforward as initially presented in the earlier articles. Based on an analysis of membership numbers since 1899, some GMs are predicted to increase over the next 30 years, although most will apparently decline. The data are also analysed on a regional basis and three models of the changing membership are presented.
Keywords
Membership, Scotland, Britain, trends, increase, decline
How to Cite
Burton, P. F., (2014) “Keeping the Light Shining? The end of British Quakerism Revisited”, Quaker Studies 9(2).
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