Quakers

===Quaker Renaissance===
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, the so-called Quaker Renaissance movement began within London Yearly Meeting. Young Friends in London Yearly Meeting at this time moved away from evangelicalism and towards liberal Christianity.<ref name=Packer>{{Cite journal |last=Packer |first=Ian |title=Religion and the New Liberalism: The Rowntree Family, Quakerism and Social Reform |journal=Journal of British Studies|date=1 April 2003 |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=236–257 |doi=10.1086/345607 |jstor=10.1086/345607|issn=0021-9371}}</ref> This movement was particularly influenced by Rowntree, Grubb, and [[Rufus Jones (writer)|Rufus Jones]]. Such Liberal Friends promoted the theory of evolution, modern [[biblical criticism]], and the social meaning of Christ's teaching – encouraging Friends to follow the New Testament example of Christ by performing good works. These men downplayed the evangelical Quaker belief in the [[Atonement in Christianity|atonement]] of Christ on the Cross at [[Calvary]].<ref name=Packer/> After the Manchester Conference in England in 1895, one thousand British Friends met to consider the future of British Quakerism, and as a result, Liberal Quaker thought gradually increased within the London Yearly Meeting.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Blamires |first=David |title=The context and character of the 1895 Manchester Conference |journal=Friends Quarterly |year=1996 |volume=30 |page=50}}</ref>