Overview
- Provides insight into arguably the most important event in the history of the Church of England in the twentieth century
- Focuses on the development of a revised Prayer Book within the Church and how this led to a radical rethinking of Church-State relations
- Reaches beyond a merely liturgical study by situating itself in wider historical studies of Britain in the twentieth century
Part of the book series: Christianities in the Trans-Atlantic World (CTAW)
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This book considers the doctrinal and ecclesiological trends that were present during the construction of the revised Book of Common Prayer of 1927. Through the use of the records of both Convocations and of the National/Church Assembly, it examines the debates that led to the revised Book and the doctrinal shifts that were present in these debates. It challenges the idea that the revision process stalled in the First World War by showing how the birth of the National Assembly that took place during the war was born out of the revision process. Through the Assembly records it shows the integral role the laity played in the revision process. It examines the attempts to get the revised Books through Parliament, the difference between pro and anti-revision speakers, and the radical ecclesiological thinking that followed the rejections.
Reviews
“Cruickshank’s careful, thorough, and thoughtful study of a turning point in Anglican ecclesiastical history is full of insight. Anyone with an interest in the development of Anglican liturgy, ecclesiology, and its attendant issues should read it.” (John Reuben Davies, Scottish Episcopal Institute Journal, Vol. 6 (2), 2022)
“This little book offers a detailed analysis … . . It is a good piece of work and offers a fresh look at the course of Prayer Book revision from 1906 to 1928 … . there is much that is helpful in this little book.” (Mark Chapman, Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 72 (4), October, 2021)
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Book Title: The Theology and Ecclesiology of the Prayer Book Crisis, 1906–1928
Authors: Dan D. Cruickshank
Series Title: Christianities in the Trans-Atlantic World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27130-5
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-27129-9Published: 23 September 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-27130-5Published: 12 September 2019
Series ISSN: 2634-5838
Series E-ISSN: 2634-5846
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 127
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Cultural History, Intellectual Studies, History of Religion