The Layman's Introduction to the Book of Common Prayer: Being a Short History of Its Development

Edwin Harding Eland

Longmans, Green, 1896 - 195 pages

Contents

• CHAPTER PAGE I THE CONTENTS OF THE PRAYER BOOK I: 1
• THE FORMS OF Early CHRISTIAN WORSHIP: 4
• THE CANONICAL HOURS: 13
• How CHRISTIANITY IN OUR ISLAND FELL UNDER ROMAN INFLUENCE: 20
• ENGLISH USES AND SERVICEBOOKS BEFORE THE REFORMATION: 28
• THE ENGLISH PRIMER: 37
• TENDENCIES TO REFORM IN THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII: 45
• THE ORDER OF THE COMMUNION: 52
• THE FIRST PRAYERBOOK OF EDWARD VI: 55
• Continued: 65
• THE PRAYERBOOK OF 1552: 70
• THE CROWN AND THE PURITANS: 80
• THE PURITAN ASCENDENCY AND THE DIREC TORY FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP: 91
• CHAPTER PAGE XIV THE SAVOY CONFERENCE: 98
• THE PSALMS AND CANTICLES: 116
• THE COLLECTS AND OTHER PRAYERS: 126
• THE CREEDS: 136
• THE CALENDAR AND LESSONSEMBER DAYS ROGATION DAYS AND LITANY: 151
• THE COMMUNION OFFICE: 162
• A Few PRAYERBOOK TERMS NOT EXPLAINED IN THE PRECEDING PAGES: 174
• INDEX: 185

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Layman's Introduction to the Book of Common Prayer: Being a Short History of Its Development
• Author: Edwin Harding Eland
• Publisher: Longmans, Green, 1896
• Original from: Columbia University
• Digitized: Nov 12, 2009
• Length: 195 pages