Author Description
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England is justifiably a well-loved and extensively used prayer book across the country. Oxford is now making available a genuine leather binding of its smaller format book in three popular colours. This book will be idea for use as a highquality gift for baptism, confirmation, wedding, ordination, and many other celebratory occasions. The new style packaging that is gradually being applied to Oxford fine bindings will be employed, on this occasion showing an engraving of Merton College Chapel.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer serves as the foundational liturgical text for the Church of England, establishing the standardized order for public worship and private devotion. Authored by the Church of England, this text codifies the theological and ritual practices of the Anglican tradition. It provides a structured framework for daily prayer, sacramental rites, and ecclesiastical observances that have defined the denomination for centuries.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- The complete 1662 order for Morning and Evening Prayer
- Liturgical rites for Holy Communion, Baptism, and Marriage
- The Psalter and the lectionary for the liturgical year
- Rubrics governing the conduct of public worship
Scope Limits
- Does not include modern liturgical revisions or alternative rites introduced after 1662
- Does not provide historical commentary or critical analysis of the text
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this text as the definitive standard for traditional Anglican worship and a significant piece of English linguistic history. Readers frequently note the formal, archaic prose style which remains central to the identity and practice of the Church of England.
Page Count:
720
Publication Date:
1997-06-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191307432
ISBN-13:
9780191307430
Religion
Church of England
Christianity
Prayer-books
Anglicanism
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