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Shows how the book has had a variable and dramatic career in the complicated history of English church politics, and has been the focus of celebrations, protests, and even jail terms. As time passed, new forms of the book were made to suit the many English-speaking nations: first in Scotland, then in the new United States, and eventually wherever the British Empire extended its arm. Over time, Cranmer's book was adapted for different preferences and purposes. Demonstrates how one book became many--and how it has shaped the devotional lives of men and women across the globe.
Practical guide explains how to use the Book of Common Prayer in a way that is accessible and informative. Introducing this central tradition of Anglican worship without using technical language or assuming prior knowledge, it is intended as a beginner's guide for ordinands and readers, especially those for whom the Prayer Book tradition may be alien. Part 1 of the book offers a general introduction to the history, theology and liturgical character of the BCP. It also explores the place and meaning of common prayer within the Anglican tradition. Part 2 offers general practical advice on the principal services of the BCP, how to use them, and where flexibility is permitted. Using the Book of Common Prayer will help
Comprehensive guide to the history and usage of the original Book of Common Prayer and its numerous descendants throughout the world. It shows how a seminal text for Christian worship and devotion has inspired a varied family of religious resources that have had an influence far beyond their use in the churches of a single tradition. In it experts from every part of the globe and every branch of Anglicanism, as well as from the Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Methodist, and Unitarian traditions, provide an examination of The Book of Common Prayer and its lineage. Describes how Anglican churches at all points of the compass have developed their own Prayer Books and adapted the time-honored Anglican liturgies to their diverse local cultures. Includes a brief look at "electronic Prayer Books".
Contents : The Book of Common Prayer in Historical and Theological Perspective (by Robert D. Crouse); Reply to Fr. Crouse's Paper (by Eric MacDonald); The Prayer Book and Devotional Life (by Richard U. Smith);Reply to Fr. Smith's Paper (by David Ousley); Doctrinal Instrument of Salv ation: The Use of Scripture in the Prayer Book Lectionary (by David P. Curry); Reply to Fr. Curry's Paper (by Peter W. Harris); The Prayer Book and Evangelical Doctrine (by Roger Beckwith); Reply to Mr. Beckwith's Paper (by Wayne J,. Hankey); Pastoral Implications of Prayer Book Revisions (by David Ousley); Reply to Fr,. Ousley's Paper (by Dale A. Petley); Summary of the Conference (by Robert D. Crouse). Appendices : Eucharistic Doctrine in the Prayer Book (by Robert D. Crouse); The Church of Sweden (by John Paul Westin).
An exploration of the history of the Book of Common Prayer and its revisions, beginning with the 1549 English Prayer Book and continuing up to the present. This revised and expanded version of The Story of the Real Prayer Book (this book's original title) finishes the story of the final adoption of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. Sydnor explores why each revision was necessary, what was changed, added, omitted, as well as what was retained in the "new" book. By understanding the delicate balance between the need for change and the preservation of what is timeless.
An address given to a meeting of the Toronto Branch [of the Prayer Book Society of Canada] held on ... October 1st, 1994 in ... Wycliffe College, Toronto.
Brings together selections from the most important of devotional commentaries authored by many Anglican writers related to the Prayer book.. Classical Anglican sources from 1552 on are included.
Short treatment of how Cranmer created the first English Communion Rites during the period 1548-1552, and how they reflected Reformation thinking, and responded to comment and experience at the time.
Includes texts of communion offices of the Scottish liturgy of 1637, the liturgies of Jeremy Taylor, Edward Stephens, William Whiston, and John Henley, the Nonjurors' liturgies of 1718 and 1734, the liturgy of Thomas Rattray, and the Scottish communion office of 1764.
Written by the respected typographer Stanley Arthur Morison (1889-1967), examines the history of the various liturgical books used in public worship in England, from their origins in apostolic times to the later stages of their development in the middle of the twentieth century. Using the books themselves as the first source of critical enquiry, draws attention to the rich history of change underlying church liturgies and throws light on a subject too often neglected in the study of Christian sacred texts.
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