Confession And Absolution, The Doctrine Of The Church Of England As Delivered To US In The Book Of Common Prayer - Softcover

John Walter Lea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371407095 ISBN 13: 9780371407097

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

Confession And Absolution, The Doctrine Of The Church Of England As Delivered To US In The Book Of Common Prayer by John Walter Lea examines the Anglican practice of confession and absolution, as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer, and contrasts it with Roman Catholic doctrine. The work argues that while the English church maintains forms of confession and absolution, these are not identical to Rome’s system of penitential absolution and purgatorial penance. Lea outlines the three occasions for absolution in the Prayer Book (daily prayers, communion, and the sick) and emphasizes that confession must precede absolution. He defends the Anglican position that absolution is primarily a declaration of forgiveness issued by ordained ministers, rather than a salvific act of its own, and he contends that private confession, though permitted, is not mandatory for salvation. Throughout, the author defends the authority of the Church of England against charges of “popery” and clarifies the relation between Eucharistic remission and ministerial absolution.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371407095
• ISBN 13: 9780371407097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96