The Rise and Fall of the Incomparable Liturgy
The Book of Common Prayer, 1559-1906
Published on 19. October 2017
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Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-281-07605-5 (ISBN)
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'The Peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and the love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.'
The Book of Common Prayer, with local variations, is still used in churches inside and outside the Anglican Communion in over 50 countries and in over 150 languages.
The Rise and Fall of the Incomparable Liturgy is the first study to trace the evolution and reception of the BCP, from the Elizabethan settlement of 1559 to the Royal Commission report of 1906, when work on a new prayer book was begun.
Written by a world authority, here is an illuminating and highly readable account of the ascent and decline of a world classic, which still informs our common language as well as much of the great literature of the past four centuries. It will appeal not only to students of liturgy but also to general readers interested in history, literature, theology and cultural studies.
The Book of Common Prayer, with local variations, is still used in churches inside and outside the Anglican Communion in over 50 countries and in over 150 languages.
The Rise and Fall of the Incomparable Liturgy is the first study to trace the evolution and reception of the BCP, from the Elizabethan settlement of 1559 to the Royal Commission report of 1906, when work on a new prayer book was begun.
Written by a world authority, here is an illuminating and highly readable account of the ascent and decline of a world classic, which still informs our common language as well as much of the great literature of the past four centuries. It will appeal not only to students of liturgy but also to general readers interested in history, literature, theology and cultural studies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
274 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-281-07605-5 (9780281076055)
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Bryan D. Spinks is Professor of Liturgical Studies and Pastoral Theology, Yale Divinity School. He is a former consultant to the Church of England Liturgical Commission, president emeritus of the Church Service Society of the Church of Scotland, and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of Churchill College, Cambridge.
Content
Preface ix
Introduction 1
1 The 1559 Book of Common Prayer and worship in the
Elizabethan Church 3
2 The Jacobean religious settlement: the 1604 Book of
Common Prayer 28
3 Charles I and the Prayer Book: ceremonial adornment,
Scottish revision and parliamentary proscription 49
4 From the 1662 Book of Common Prayer to the
1789 American Prayer Book 80
5The nineteenth century: undermining the sure foundation 127
Postscript 158
Appendix: A Supply of Prayer for Ships, 1645 161
Bibliography 171
Index 187
Introduction 1
1 The 1559 Book of Common Prayer and worship in the
Elizabethan Church 3
2 The Jacobean religious settlement: the 1604 Book of
Common Prayer 28
3 Charles I and the Prayer Book: ceremonial adornment,
Scottish revision and parliamentary proscription 49
4 From the 1662 Book of Common Prayer to the
1789 American Prayer Book 80
5The nineteenth century: undermining the sure foundation 127
Postscript 158
Appendix: A Supply of Prayer for Ships, 1645 161
Bibliography 171
Index 187