For Services Rendered (Anthology in Thanksgiving for the Book

For Services Rendered (Anthology in Thanksgiving for the Book of Common Prayer)

Controversy continues between the supporters of the Book of the Common Prayer and its rival, the Alternative Service Book. People have been known to drive miles to find a service that still uses the former. In this book, Norman Taylor has produced an anthology of passages from English literature that include a reference to the Book of Common Prayer. The Prayer Book has always had an enduring significance for authors from all over the English-speaking world, as much for the beauty of its language, as for its importance to their spiritual life. Combining humour and a passion for his subject, Norman Taylor has selected passages from the novels, autobiographies, poems and letters of authors as diverse as James Boswell, G.K. Chesterton, Margaret Mitchell, Alan Paton, Thomas Hardy and Stevie Smith. Lovers of anthologies will find much material for further reading and will also have their appetites whetted by extracts from lesser known authors such as Charles Williams and Priscilla Napier. Arranged in chapters according to the order of services, the author takes us through the Prayer Book from Matins to Forms of Prayer to be used at Sea. The whole is punctuated by three essay interludes discussing the history of the Prayer Book itself, the place of music in Anglican worship and the shape of Morning and Evening Prayer. The epilogue concludes with a discussion of the challenges by the increasing preferences of many clergymen for the Alternative Service Book.
Country USA
Brand Lutterworth Press
Manufacturer Lutterworth Press
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780718828776
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Lutterworth Press
Manufacturer	Lutterworth Press
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780718828776
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

For Services Rendered (Anthology in Thanksgiving for the Book of Common Prayer)

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