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“One could not wish for a more engaging introduction to the history of the Prayer Book. . . . [A] triumph of compression and lucidity.”—David Martin, Church Times
“Elegant and authoritative.”—Willy Maley, Times Higher Education
“[A] gem.”—Peter J. Leithart, First Things
“A beautifully lucid introduction to the origins and use of one of the most significant religious texts in the English-speaking world. Alan Jacobs helps us to understand not only the book but also the Christian sensibility of the whole Anglican tradition and the culture it nourished.”—Dr. Rowan Williams, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge
“The Book of Common Prayer, often thought of as a source of Anglican stability, has led an interesting life of many changes. Jacobs tracks them all like a shrewd detective.”—Garry Wills, author of What the Gospels Meant

The Book of Common Prayer

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 28/05/2019
      ISBN13: 9780691191782, 978-0691191782
      ISBN10: 0691191786
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      Religion Christianity History of religion Prayers and liturgical material

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      “One could not wish for a more engaging introduction to the history of the Prayer Book. . . . [A] triumph of compression and lucidity.”—David Martin, Church Times
      “Elegant and authoritative.”—Willy Maley, Times Higher Education
      “[A] gem.”—Peter J. Leithart, First Things
      “A beautifully lucid introduction to the origins and use of one of the most significant religious texts in the English-speaking world. Alan Jacobs helps us to understand not only the book but also the Christian sensibility of the whole Anglican tradition and the culture it nourished.”—Dr. Rowan Williams, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge
      “The Book of Common Prayer, often thought of as a source of Anglican stability, has led an interesting life of many changes. Jacobs tracks them all like a shrewd detective.”—Garry Wills, author of What the Gospels Meant

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