The Book Of Common Prayer As Propsed In 1928
Including The Lessons For Matins And Evensong Throughout The Year
Canterbury Press Norwich (United Kingdom), 2008
Hardback, 1152 pages
Size: 198x126 mm
ISBN: 9781853119118
ISBN-10: 1853119113
The Book Of Common Prayer As Propsed In 1928
In the late 1920s, the Church of England was stunned when its new prayer book since 1662 - a book that had received overwhelming support from bishops, clergy and laity - was rejected by the House of Commons. The need for a new prayer book had arisen in the wake of the growth of Anglo-Catholicism in the 19th century with its emphasis on ritual.
