Book of Common Prayer

This book examines the history of the various liturgical books used in public worship in England, from their origins in apostolic times to the later stages of their development in the middle of the twentieth century and draws attention to the rich history of change underlying church liturgies.

An anthology of passages from English literature referring to the "Book of Common Prayer", interspersed with essays discussing the history of the "Prayer Book" itself, the place of music in Anglican worship and the shape of Morning and Evening Prayer.

Thomas Cranmer was the fountain head of Anglicanism and one of the most controversial figures of English and European Church History. This new collection of his writings introduce some of the key sources of the English Reformation for students of church history and Anglican theology