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This book explores the culture of conformity to the Church of England and its liturgy in the period after the Reformation and before the outbreak of the Civil War. It provides a necessary corrective to our view of religion in that period through a serious exploration of the laypeople who conformed, out of conviction, to the Book of Common Prayer. These "prayer book Protestants" formed a significant part of the spectrum of society in Tudor and Stuart England, yet until now they have remained an almost completely uninvestigated group.
A essential reference work for the history of the Church of England
and Anglican canon law. This volume is a major new scholarly
edition of some of the most important sources in the history of the
Anglican Church. It includes all the canons produced by the Church
of England, from the opening of the Reformation parliamentin 1529
to 1947. Most of the material comes from the sixteenth and early
seventeenth centuries, among which the canons of 1529, 1603 and
1640, and Cardinal Pole's legatine constitutions of 1556, are of
particular importance. Butthe volume also includes the first
scholarly editions of the deposited canons of 1874 and 1879 and the
proposed canons of 1947. In addition, it includes both the Irish
canons of 1634 and the Scottish canons of 1636. The canons
areaccompanied by a substantial number of supplementary texts and
appendixes, illustrating their sources and development; Latin texts
are accompanied by parallel English translations, and the editor
provides a full scholarly apparatus, which is particularly valuable
for its identification of the sources of the various canons. The
texts are preceded by an extended introduction, which provides not
only an up-to-date analysis of the framing and significance ofeach
set of canons, but also critical discussions of the origins and
development of canon law and the system of ecclesiastical courts.
It is an essential work of reference for anyone interested in the
history of the Church of England since the Reformation, or in
Anglican canon law. GERALD BRAYis Anglican Professor of Divinity at
Beeson Divinity School, Samford University.
"To be human is to be lonely." When his seventy-something spiritual
director Friar Ugo spoke these words in a voice cracking with age,
Jason Gaboury felt a deep sense of their truth. To the observer,
Jason, a campus minister, active church member, and father with a
young family, might not have seemed lonely. But it's how he felt.
He has wrestled with loneliness ever since he can remember, perhaps
before he can remember . . . through childhood, college, and into
adulthood. When Friar Ugo challenged him to see loneliness as a
context for friendship with God, things began to change. In these
pages God invites you to stop and wait with him in your own moments
of isolation and anxiety. It's an invitation into a journey through
loneliness into a deeper life with God.
A collection of talks and sermons from Rowan Williams, one of the
finest theological minds of our day, covering a range of issues
from war, social justice and sexuality to prayer, spirituality and
evangelism. Williams shows the connections between contemporary
issues, biblical texts and the Christian tradition, each element
drawing new and often surprising things out of the others, and
challenges us to make our own connections between the gospel,
contemporary problems and our personal struggles.
In this comprehensive overview of the Anglican Church, theologian
J. I. Packer showcases the hallmarks of "authentic Anglicanism" and
its rich history while casting a vision for the future.
Insight into the minds and methods of 'godly' ministers - early
nonconformists - who sought to modify the Elizabethan settlement of
religion. At the heart of Elizabeth I's reign, a secret conference
of clergymen met in and around Dedham, Essex, on a monthly basis in
order to discuss matters of local and national interest. Their
collected papers, a unique survival from the clandestine world of
early English nonconformity, are here printed in full for the first
time, together with a hitherto unpublished narrative by the Suffolk
minister, Thomas Rogers, which throws a flood of light on similar,
ifmore public, clerical activity in and around Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk, during the same period. Taken together, the two texts
provide an unrivalled insight into the minds and the methods of
that network of 'godly' ministers whose professed aim was to modify
the strict provisions of the Elizabethan settlement of religion,
both by ceaseless lobbying and by practical example. The editors'
introduction accordingly emphasizes the complex nature of the
English protestant tradition between the Tudor mid-century and the
accession of James I, as well as attempting to plot the
politico-ecclesiastical developments of the 1580s in some detail. A
comprehensive biographical register of the members of the Dedham
conference, of the Bury St Edmunds lecturers, and of many other
important names mentioned in the texts, completes the volume.
PATRICK COLLINSON is Regius Professor of Modern History, University
of Cambridge;JOHN CRAIG is associate professor at Simon Fraser
University; BRETT USHER is an expert on Elizabethan clergy.
The Book of Common Prayer is one of the most influential books in
history. First published in the reign of Edward VI, in 1549, it was
a product of the English Reformation following the break with Rome.
For nearly five centuries, it has formed the order of worship for
established Christianity in England. More listeners have heard
these prayers, it is said, than the soliloquies of Shakespeare. As
British imperial ambitions spread, the Book of Common Prayer became
the primary instrument (at least as much as the King James Bible)
of English culture, firstly in Ireland in 1551. When the Puritans
fled to America in 1620 it was to escape the discipline imposed by
of the Book of Common Prayer, yet the book came to embody official
religion in America before and after Independence, and is still in
use. Today it is a global book: it was the first book printed in
many languages, from north America to southern Africa, to the
Indian sub-continent. In this Very Short Introduction Brian
Cummings tells the fascinating history of the Book of Common
Prayer, and explains why it is easily misunderstood. Designed in
the 1540s as a radical Protestant answer to Catholic
"superstition", within a century (during the English Civil Wars)
radical Christians regarded the Book of Common Prayer as itself
"superstitious" and even (paradoxically) "Papist". Changing in
meaning and context over time, the Book of Common Prayer has acted
as a cultural symbol, affecting the everyday conduct of life as
much as the spiritual, and dividing conformity from non-conformity,
in social terms as well as religious, from birth to marriage to
death. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from
Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every
subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get
ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts,
analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make
interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
John Henry Newman was one of the most eminent of Victorians and an
intellectual pioneer for an age of doubt and unsettlement. His
teaching transformed the Victorian Church of England, yet many
still want to know more of Newman's personal life. Newman's printed
correspondence runs to 32 volumes, and John Henry Newman: A
Portrait in Letters offers a way through the maze. Roderick Strange
has chosen letters that illustrate not only the well-known aspects
of Newman's personality, but also those in which elements that may
be less familiar are on display. There are letters to family and
friends, and also terse letters laced with anger and sarcasm. The
portrait has not been airbrushed. This selection of letters
presents a rounded picture, one in which readers will meet Newman
as he really was and enjoy the pleasure of his company. As Newman
himself noted, 'the true life of a man is in his letters'.
A scholarly edition of essays by John Donne. The edition presents
an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary
notes, and scholarly apparatus.
An accessible introduction to important topics that are deeply
contested within the Church of England - marriage, gender equality
and sexuality. It draws on sources displaying an inclusive
perspective whilst staying respectful to those who take a different
view. It explores a diverse and fascinating range of questions such
as: How should the church treat those who do not conform to gender
stereotypes, or experience their gender atypically? Are there
limits to inclusion? What should the church say about desire and
self-control? Informative and thought-provoking, this book enables
the reader to 'think better' about the issues discussed by
presenting the history, the religious texts, the forms of reasoning
and the recent scholarship which these topics have attracted both
inside and outside of theology.
The Book of Waking Up invites you to wake to your coping
mechanisms, find the why behind your pain, and walk into the Divine
Love of God. The inevitable pain of life gives us many reasons to
check out--and many ways to do it. Alcohol, entertainment, pills,
shopping, porn, chasing success, cashing checks, and collecting
social media "likes"--these and so many other things anesthetize us
from the wounds of everyday living. As Seth Haines wrote in his
award-winning book, Coming Clean, "We're all drunk on something."
In his compelling follow-up, The Book of Waking Up, Seth invites
you into the story of healing. He invites you to see your coping
mechanisms for what they are--lesser lovers, which cannot bring the
peace, freedom, and wholeness you crave. Through guided
reflections, sustainable soul practices, and stories from Seth's
life and others, The Book of Waking Up points you toward the Divine
Love of God that has the power to transform your life. As Seth
writes, "Addiction is misplaced adoration." Now, join him on a
journey toward the only Love worth adoring, the only Love that
cures a soul. Join him on the journey to waking up.
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" . . . a lively story of the Episcopal tradition."-E. Brooks
Holifield A carefully researched history that sets church events
against the background of social changes, now available in Spanish.
The author has interwoven new content recognizing the diversity of
the church and the significance of events and individuals
previously less acknowledged. For church historians, seminarians,
and those who have interest in the past, present, and future
developments within the Episcopal and broader religious landscape.
The everything-you-need-to-know adult guide to the Episcopal
Church-now in Spanish. This updated and revised translated edition
incorporates new initiatives and changes in the Episcopal Church,
including marriage, inclusion of LBGTQ+ persons, Presiding Bishop
Michael Curry's call to join the Jesus Movement, and taking our
faith out into the world. A Leader Guide is included in this
revised edition in addition to the questions that follow each
chapter. Easy to read but with substance for newcomers, adult
formation groups, and lifelong Episcopalians, this book is for all
who desire to know more about the Episcopal Church.
The Oxford History of Anglicanism is a major new and unprecedented
international study of the identity and historical influence of one
of the world's largest versions of Christianity. This global study
of Anglicanism from the sixteenth century looks at how was Anglican
identity constructed and contested at various periods since the
sixteenth century; and what was its historical influence during the
past six centuries. It explores not just the ecclesiastical and
theological aspects of global Anglicanism, but also the political,
social, economic, and cultural influences of this form of
Christianity that has been historically significant in western
culture, and a burgeoning force in non-western societies today. The
chapters are written by international experts in their various
historical fields which includes the most recent research in their
areas, as well as original research. The series forms an invaluable
reference for both scholars and interested non-specialists. Volume
one of The Oxford History of Anglicanism examines a period when the
nature of 'Anglicanism' was still heavily contested. Rather than
merely tracing the emergence of trends that we associate with later
Anglicanism, the contributors instead discuss the fluid and
contested nature of the Church of England's religious identity in
these years, and the different claims to what should count as
'Anglican' orthodoxy. After the introduction and narrative chapters
explain the historical background, individual chapters then analyse
different understandings of the early church and church history;
variant readings of the meaning of the royal supremacy, the role of
bishops and canon law, and cathedrals; the very diverse experiences
of religion in parishes, styles of worship and piety, church
decoration, and Bible usage; and the competing claims to 'Anglican'
orthodoxy of puritanism, 'avant-garde conformity' and Laudianism.
Also analysed are arguments over the Church of England's
confessional identity and its links with the foreign Reformed
Churches, and the alternative models provided by English Protestant
activities in Ireland, Scotland and North America. The reforms of
the 1640s and 1650s are included in their own right, and the volume
concludes that the shape of the Restoration that emerged was far
from inevitable, or expressive of a settled 'Anglican' identity.
Bringing together researchers in modern British religious,
political, intellectual and social history, this volume considers
the persistence of the Church's public significance, despite its
falling membership. During the twentieth century, the relationship
between the Church of England and the British state was
transformed. The character and dynamics of the connections shifted
as politics became more democratic and society more secular,as the
role of the Crown and parliament in Church government was
curtailed, and as the Christian foundations of secular law were
weakened. Yet the increasing formal separation of Church and state
was not accompanied by ecclesiastical disengagement from politics
and government. Despite its falling membership, the Church of
England continued - and continues - to wield influence on political
life in Britain. This volume of essays brings together researchers
in modern British religious, political, intellectual and social
history to consider the persistence of the Church's public
significance. The introduction reviews the developing literature on
the relationships between the Church, the state and politics from
1900 to recent times. The essays which follow consider aspects of
these complex intersections: in parliament, party politics and the
parish; on the nature of the Church establishment and conceptions
of national identity; in religious and sexual education; on
colonial and foreign policies; on race and the multi-faith society.
In these various ways, the volume shows that pronouncements on a
modern demise of ecclesiastical influence in political life have
been premature.
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