Francis, Leslie J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2946-9980, McKenna, Ursula ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2625-7731 and Village, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2174-8822 (2024) Assessing the Fragile Rural Church Hypothesis within The Episcopal Church (USA). Rural Theology. pp. 1-12.

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Abstract

A series of qualitative and quantitative studies among clergy and laity within the Church of England has documented five marks of fragility (including erosion of financial and human resources) that are more evident in rural churches. New data generated by the Covid-19 & Church-21 survey conducted both in the Church of England and in The Episcopal Church (USA) among clergy and laity indicate that in the USA rural Anglican churches are perceived as less fragile than in England.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
DOI:	10.1080/14704994.2024.2421035
School/Department:	School of Humanities
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/11101

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