The Book of Common Prayer, past, present and future : a 350th anniversary celebration

The words of The Book of Common Prayer have worked their way deeply into the hearts and minds of English-speaking people, second only to the English Bible and the works of Shakespeare. This collection of essays from knowledgeable and high profile contributors seeks not only to explore and commemorate the Book of Common Prayer's influence in the past but also to commend it for present use, and as an indispensable part of the Church's future -- both as a working liturgy and as the definitive source of Anglican doctrine. Foreword: HRH The Prince of Wales......Page 8 The History of the Book of Common Prayer......Page 10 Neil Patterson......Page 12 Raymond Chapman......Page 24 David Loades......Page 39 The Language of the Book of Common Prayer......Page 52 P. D. James......Page 54 David Curry......Page 61 Ian Robinson......Page 79 Worshipping with the Book of Common Prayer......Page 92 Gavin Dunbar......Page 94 Roger Beckwith......Page 115 David Phillips......Page 126 Peter Moger......Page 149 Mission and the Book of Common Prayer......Page 160 C. Peter Molloy......Page 162 George Sumner......Page 178 Fredrik Arvidsson......Page 194 Postscript......Page 200 Terry Waite......Page 202 Afterword......Page 208 Acknowledgements......Page 212 Foreword: HRH The Prince of Wales; Section 1; The History of the Book of Common Prayer; Section 2; The Language of the Book of Common Prayer; Section 3; Worshipping with the Book of Common Prayer; Section 4; Mission and the Book of Common Prayer; Postscript; Afterword; Acknowledgements;