The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer: A Worldwide Survey
Overview
This survey includes contributions from every major Christian denomination. They examine the Book of Common Prayer’s texts on Daily Prayers, the Eucharist, Marriage and Funerals, and many others. The text lays out a path that will enable any reader, Anglican or otherwise, to learn why the Book of Common Prayer is a classic of liturgy and literature.
Top Highlights
“As with the Psalter, scripture was read by the monks continuously or ‘in course’, a practice known as lectio continua.” (Page 452)
“The term ‘office’ derives from the Latin term meaning ‘duty’ or ‘obligation” (Page 64)
“Purgatory and the abuses connected with it were to be rooted out” (Page 29)
“Cranmer adopted the view of fellow reformers, such as Bucer and Calvin, that in the early church confirmation provided an opportunity for the baptized to profess their own faith. Historically this was wrong, but pastorally it was appropriate in an age now sensitive to the issue of a personal affirmation of faith. It was on this point, for example, that the Anabaptists had criticized the baptism of infants.” (Pages 35–36)
“Theological aspects of this unity include the notions of consecration, sacrifice, presence, offering, memorial (anamnesis), and the role of the Spirit (epiclesis)—ironically often the source of disunity.” (Page 467)
- Title: The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer: A Worldwide Survey
- Authors: Charles C. Hefling, Cynthia L. Shattuck
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Print Publication Date: 2006
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Anglican Communion › Liturgy--Texts--History; Church of England › Book of common prayer--History; Episcopal Church › Book of common prayer (1979)--History
- ISBNs: 9780195297560, 0195297563
- Resource ID: LLS:XFRDGDBCMMNPRYR
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:12:20Z