Book of Common Prayer

In the late 1920s, the Church of England was stunned when its first new prayer book since 1662 – a book that had received overwhelming support from bishops, clergy and laity alike – was rejected by the House of Commons. The need for a...

Presents a survey of the history of the "Book of Common Prayer", and its descendants throughout the world. This guide shows how a classic text for worship and devotion has become the progenitor of an entire family of religious resources that have...

The classic 1662 Book of Common Prayer, bound in attractive black French Morocco leather.

Leading historical and liturgical scholars reflect on the history and impact of Book of Common Prayer, the most important liturgical text in English.