For Services Rendered An Anthology of Thanksgiving for the Book of Common Prayer

Taylor, Norman

ISBN 10: 0718828771 / ISBN 13: 9780718828776

Published by Lutterworth Press, 1993

About this Item

192pp. Complete illustrated dustjacket. B + w illustrations. A gift inscription under the front turnover flap, otherwise a very clean copy. An anthology of passages from English Literature referring to the Book of Common Prayer, used in the Church of England for centuries and which has had an enduring effect on writers in English allover the world.

Seller Inventory # 12224

Bibliographic Details

• Title: For Services Rendered An Anthology of Thanksgiving for the Book of Common Prayer
• Publisher: Lutterworth Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0718828771
• ISBN 13: 9780718828776
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion
  • History

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Synopsis

Controversy continues between the supporters of the Book of the Common Prayer and its rival, the Alternative Service Book. People have been known to drive miles to find a service that still uses the former. In this book, Norman Taylor has produced an anthology of passages from English literature that include a reference to the Book of Common Prayer. The Prayer Book has always had an enduring significance for authors from all over the English-speaking world, as much for the beauty of its language, as for its importance to their spiritual life. Combining humour and a passion for his subject, Norman Taylor has selected passages from the novels, autobiographies, poems and letters of authors as diverse as James Boswell, G.K. Chesterton, Margaret Mitchell, Alan Paton, Thomas Hardy and Stevie Smith. Lovers of anthologies will find much material for further reading and will also have their appetites whetted by extracts from lesser known authors such as Charles Williams and Priscilla Napier. Arranged in chapters according to the order of services, the author takes us through the Prayer Book from Matins to Forms of Prayer to be used at Sea. The whole is punctuated by three essay interludes discussing the history of the Prayer Book itself, the place of music in Anglican worship and the shape of Morning and Evening Prayer. The epilogue concludes with a discussion of the challenges by the increasing preferences of many clergymen for the Alternative Service Book.

About the Author

Taylor was Rector of Little Wilbraham in Ely diocese for 15 years before becoming chaplain of St. Faith's School, Cambridge, and finally honorary assistant priest of Chesterton Parish Church.