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The Prayer of Consecration (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

W. J. Sparrow Simpson

 
9780267262069: The Prayer of Consecration (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Rethinking the English Eucharist: a clear, evidence‑based look at the Prayer of Consecration

This scholarly work surveys centuries of critique on the English Communion Service and argues for a practical reform: restoring or permitting an alternative liturgy based on the First Prayer Book of Edward VI. It explains the central idea that the consecration of the elements is the heart of the Eucharist and traces how the liturgy’s structure shapes worship and belief.

  • Understand the core questions about blessing, thanksgiving, and the invocation in the Eucharistic rite.
  • See how critics from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries argued for a different order and for memorial and invocation elements.
  • Learn what changes some scholars and clergy think would make the service more primitive, unified, and theologically coherent.
  • Explore historical proposals for reviving or adapting the Edwardine liturgy within Anglican practice.
Ideal for readers of church history, liturgy, and Anglican thought who want a concise, documentary view of why some advocate changing the Prayer of Consecration.

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