Description: Leading historical and liturgical scholars reflect on the history and impact of Book of Common Prayer, the most important liturgical text in English.
Brief description: Stephen Platten is Bishop of Wakefield and Chair of the Church of England Liturgical Commission.
Review Quotes: With fresh scholarly insight, this excellent collection of essays traces the influence of the Book of Common Prayer from its Tudor origins to the present day. This volume is essential reading for those with an academic interest in the history and liturgy of the Anglican Church as well as clergy and laity charged with leading worship today. As the Church of England comes to terms with having an unprecedented range of liturgical resources at its disposal, a critical consideration of Archbishop Cranmer's masterly attempt at liturgical uniformity is both timely and challenging.--Simon Jones