- Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 319 pages)
- Summary
- "This book surveys the contents and the history of the Book of Common Prayer, a sacred text which has been a foundational document of the Church of England and the other churches in the worldwide community of Anglican Christianity. The Prayer Book is primarily a liturgical text - a set of scripts for enacting events of corporate worship. As such it is at once a standard of theological doctrine and an expression of spirituality. The first part of this survey begins with an examination of one Prayer Book liturgy, known as Divine Service, in some detail. Also discussed are the rites for weddings, ordinations, and funerals and for the sacraments of Baptism and Communion. The second part considers the original version of the Book of Common Prayer in the context of the sixteenth-century Reformation, then as revised and built into the Elizabethan settlement of religion in England. Later chapters discuss the reception, revision, rejection, and restoration of the Prayer Book during its first hundred years. The establishment of the text in its classical form in 1662 was followed by a "golden age" in the eighteenth century, which included the emergence of a modified version in the United States. The narrative concludes with a chapter on the displacement of the Book of Common Prayer as a norm of Anglican identity. Two specialized chapters concentrate on the Prayer Book as a visible artifact and as a text set to music"--
- Series Statement
- Guides to sacred texts
- Uniform Title
- Book of common prayer (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Book of common prayer (Online)
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Electronic books.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- ISBN
- 9780190689681
- 9780190689698
- 9780190689711 (canceled/invalid)
- 9780190689704 (canceled/invalid)
- 9780190689728 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2020018761
- OCLC
- ssj0002410996
- Author
Hefling, Charles, 1949-
- Title
The book of common prayer [electronic resource] : a guide / Charles Hefling.
- Imprint
New York , NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Series
Guides to sacred texts
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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