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The celebration of the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer has helped to stimulate a renewed interest in its teaching and fundamental contribution to Anglican identity. Archbishop Cranmer and others involved in the English Reformation knew well that the content and shape of the services set out in the Prayer Book were vital ways of teaching congregations biblical truth and the principles of the Christian gospel. Thus the aim of this series of booklets which focus on the Formularies of the Church of England and the elements of the different services within the Prayer Book is to highlight what those services teach about the Christian faith and to demonstrate how they are also designed to shape the practice of that faith. As well as providing an account of the origins of the Prayer Book services, these booklets are designed to offer practical guidance on how such services may be used in Christian ministry nowadays. In this study of the church calendar as expressed in the collects, lectionary and psalter of the Book of Common Prayer, Benjamin Sargent opens up the richness and benefit of the biblical heritage offered by its structure.

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BENJAMIN SARGENT is vicar of two rural parishes (Bransgore with Thorney Hill and Hinton Admiral) in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. His publications include Latimer Study 75, As It Is Written: Interpreting the Bible with Boldness. He is author of numerous scholarly articles on biblical interpretation published in Churchman, Evangelical Quarterly and the Heythrop Journal.

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