Everyman’s History of the Prayer Book
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Everyman’s History of the Prayer Book is an accessible account of the history and content of the Book of Common Prayer as it existed in 1912, when Dearmer’s work was written. An opinionated man, Dearmer shares his views on the development of the Book of Common Prayer—both admiration and criticism—and its uses. With 99 illustrations of significant people and places, this history book offers an enjoyable and valuable perspective on Anglican traditions.
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- Provides an accessible account of the history and content of the Book of Common Prayer
- Includes 99 illustrations of significant people and places
- Offers an enjoyable and valuable perspective on Anglican traditions
- The Bible in the Prayer Book
- The Question of Set Forms of Prayer
- The Contents of the Prayer Book
- The Development of Service Books
- The First Stages of Liturgical Change
- The First English Prayer Book
- The Reign of Anarchy and the Second Prayer Book
- The Elizabethan Prayer Book
- The Fourth Prayer Book and the Authorized Version of the Bible
- The Savoy Conference
- The Fifth English Prayer Book
- Morning and Evening Prayer
- The Holy Communion
- Baptism, Catechizing, and Confirmation
- The Occasional Services and the Ordinal
Rev. Percy Dearmer (1867–1936) was an English priest and liturgist who was dedicated to social justice throughout his life. He was ordained to the diaconate in 1891 and to the priesthood in 1892 at Rochester Cathedral. As a member of the Alcuin Club, he campaigned for a revived English Catholicism that was rooted in pre-Reformation ritual. His best-known work, The Parson’s Handbook, was the product of his work in that area. Dearmer served as chaplain to the British Red Cross ambulance unit in Serbia during WWI, as secretary of the Christian Social Union, and as a canon of Westminster Abbey in 1931. He died in 1936 and his ashes are interred in the Great Cloister at Westminster Abbey.