Overview

This research draws on a broad range of original sources, many neglected in existing studies, to offer a re-assessment of the role of the Book of Common Prayer in defining the identity of the Church of England and its worship from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Contrary to conventional accounts, this book argues that the decades after 1750 were also a time of significant renewal and reform.

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Author:   Andrew Braddock
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780773414426

ISBN 10:   0773414428
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   December 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Patterns of Worship in the Eighteenth-century Church; Interpreting the Eighteenth-Century Church; The Provision of Sunday Services; Church Attendance; Holy Communion; Weekday Worship and the Liturgical Year; Chapter 1 The Prayer Book and Anglican Identity; 'The Form of Soundest Words': Defending the Prayer Book; The Development of Prayer Book Defence; The Prayer Book, Scripture and Tradition; The Idea of a National Liturgy; The Prayer Book and Theology; Chapter 2 The Prayer Book and Church Reform; The Prayer Book and Nonconformist Worship; Anglican Criticism of the Prayer Book; Prayer Book Revision and Church Defence; Prayer Book Defence Remoulded; Chapter 3 The Prayer Book and the Laity; Domestic Devotion; Preparation for Worship; The Performance of Worship; The Renewal of the Performance of Worship; Church Furnishings and Lay Devotion; Chapter 4 The Prayer Book and the Clergy; The Performance of Worship; The Promotion of Reform; The Prayer Book and Ritual Controversy; Chapter 5 The Music of Parochial Worship; The Inherited Patterns of Parochial Music; Criticism of Parochial Music; The Reform of Parochial Music; Conclusion: A Decent Order and Godly Discipline.

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... Andrew Braddock reveals that, even in an apparent time of stagnation, or even decline, there are areas of growth and renewal and people of imagination and passion. (The Bishop of Gloucester The Rt Revd Michael Perham) The cumulative effect of [the author's] detailed research is that we have to revise any lingering notion that parochial worship in the eighteenth century was consistently dull, tedious and unchanging. (The Bishop of Norwich The Rt Revd Graham James)

"""... Andrew Braddock reveals that, even in an apparent time of stagnation, or even decline, there are areas of growth and renewal and people of imagination and passion."" (The Bishop of Gloucester The Rt Revd Michael Perham) ""The cumulative effect of [the author's] detailed research is that we have to revise any lingering notion that parochial worship in the eighteenth century was consistently dull, tedious and unchanging."" (The Bishop of Norwich The Rt Revd Graham James)"""

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