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A Guide To The Parish Church - Softcover

Harvey Goodwin

 
9780371968307: A Guide To The Parish Church

Synopsis

A Guide To The Parish Church by Harvey Goodwin. A mid-19th-century manual for attendants at the Parish Church of the Church of England, designed to promote reverent, intelligent public worship. The volume forms a practical guide to the parish church service, covering Attendance on Public Worship, Prayer before Divine Service, Posture, and the use of Creeds, Sacraments, and Sermons, among many topics. It emphasizes that churchgoing is not merely hearing sermons but engaging in common prayer and communal sacraments, and it argues for studying the liturgy, maintaining proper postures (standing, sitting, kneeling), and audibly joining in responses. It also discusses preparation for worship, church music, dress, Baptism, vestures, architecture, memorials, bells, and the relationship of parish church to dissent and reform. Throughout, Goodwin urges seriousness, order, and devotion, defending the authority of the established liturgy while acknowledging room for constructive reform. The book thus stands as a guide to nurture thoughtful participation in Anglican worship.

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