The book of common prayer : a guide / Charles Hefling.

9780190689728 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.

English

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).

BX5145 .H44 2020

264.03

'The Book of Common Prayer' is a sacred text in more than one sense. This brief, accessible survey examines the contents of the Prayer Book, as it is called, especially its principal services, as well as its origins, its revisions, and its sometimes controversial reception as a cultural icon and a focus of identity for Anglican Christianity.

'The Book of Common Prayer' is a sacred text in more than one sense. This brief, accessible survey examines the contents of the Prayer Book, as it is called, especially its principal services, as well as its origins, its revisions, and its sometimes controversial reception as a cultural icon and a focus of identity for Anglican Christianity.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Guides to sacred texts.
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