The Book of Common Prayer: A Guide

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What must be wholeheartedly affirmed is that this book is a tour de force. For anyone who has either a connection with the BCP, or an interest in understanding more of the immense significance of this most sacred text, Hefling's work is a 'must read'. * Maurice Elliott, Anaphora * Charles Hefling's The Book of Common Prayer combines his characteristically meticulous scholarship with a profound analytic clarity and a deep personal understanding of the rhythms and spiritual impact of this unique Anglican liturgical classic. But it is also written with an eye to those who may, in this generation, be coming new to the BCP and its extraordinary history. This book is not just a sure historical guide, but a fresh invitation to a landscape of liturgical transcendence. * Sarah Coakley, FBA, Norris-Hulse Professor Emerita, University of Cambridge * Hefling traces the progressive attenuation of the idea of the BCP as a mark of Anglican uniformity through successive Lambeth Conference reports. * Bridget Nichols, Modern Believing *