Abstract
A latent class analysis was applied to the religious beliefs of 485 respondents in Rosie Rutherford's authoritative 2003 survey of British Friends. The analysis produced three groups: (1) Christian Quakers (27%), who hold a traditional Christian theology; (2) secularized Quakers (37%), who do not consider themselves atheists, but whose conception of God is not personal; and (3) Inner Light Quakers (36%), who emphasize the inner light and 'that of God in everyone' .
Recommended Citation
Cary, Mark S. and Dandelion, Pink 'Ben'
(2008)
"Three Kinds of British Friends: A Latent Class Analysis,"
Quaker Studies: Vol. 12:
Iss.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/quakerstudies/vol12/iss1/11
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