Book of Common Prayer (1979, Personal Size Economy, Black)26 reviews
Church of England, The Episcopal Church

Oxford University Press, USA, 2000

Book of Common Prayer 1979

+ United with your neighbor in prayer -- pocket edition! (sort of)
+ Great Prayers For Ecumenical Services
+ Very Good!
+ Review of BCP
  
  











  



  
Study of Anglicanism5 reviews
Stephen Sykes, John Booty, ...

Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1998

Exhaustive Overview of Anglicanism

+ A Valuable, Dense Collection
+ An amazing source of information about Anglicanism
+ A great help
  
  











  



  
Welcome to the Episcopal Church: An Introduction to Its History, Faith, and Worship20 reviews
Christopher L. Webber, Frank T., III Griswold

Morehouse Publishing, 1999

Welcome to the Episcopal Church

+ Great Introduction
+ Serious, but not overly solemn
+ Pleasantly surprised.
+ New Comer Episcopal
  
  











  



  
The First English Prayer Book6 reviews
Robert Van De Meyer

Morehouse Publishing, 1999

Uncommon prayer...

+ TITLE IS DECEPTIVE!!!
+ Quite simply; A Treasure!
+ english prayer book
  
  











  



  
A Priest's Handbook: The Ceremonies of the Church (3rd Edition)6 reviews
Dennis G. Michno

Morehouse Publishing, 1998

Very handy

+ A Priest's Handbook: The Ceremonies of the Church
+ Great Resource for Neglected Subject
+ Want to know the ins and outs of your priests functions?
  
  











  



  
Resurrection: Interpreting the Easter Gospel3 reviews
Rowan Williams

Pilgrim Press, 2003

Lively Theology

+ Absolutely Fantastic
+ Extraordinary theological work

Last semester, I taught Introduction to Theology at my seminary with a soon-to-be ordained Episcopalian (the American 'flavour' for Anglican), and we used as the final book for the semester Rowan Williams' text 'Resurrection: Interpreting the Easter Gospel'. This relatively short text proved to be ...
  
  











  



  
A Ray of Darkness: Sermons and Reflections4 reviews
Rowan Williams

Cowley Publications, 1995

Paradoxes and clear meanings...

+ Theology
+ Questioning Conventional Dichotomies
+ A wonderful collection. . .
  
  











  



  
Religious Experience1 review
William Temple

Lutterworth Press, 2002

Inner Temple

Temple was, in the words of G.B. Shaw, `a realised impossibility.' A man born and raised in the church, he rose to the position of Archbishop of Canterbury and made the broad church appeal for Anglicanism that renewed its spirit for the mid-twentieth century. Temple's general faith and theology ...
  
  











  



  
The Christian Priest Today1 review
Michael Ramsey

Cowley Publications, 1994

On the anniversary of my ordination...

Today (as I write this) it is the anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood. As I reflect on the different things that led me here, and the experiences I have had in the few years since my ordination, I thought that Michael Ramsey's The Christian Priest Today would be a worthwhile text to read ...
  
  











  



  
The Prymer: The Prayer Book of the Medieval Era Adapted for Contemporary Use5 reviews

Paraclete Press (MA), 2000

Prymed and ready...

+ The Prymer
+ Interesting, engaging, useful
+ Disciplined Prayer is not a bad thing
+ Centered in the ancient tradition of daily fixed-hour prayer
  
  











  



  
Baptismal Mystery and the Catechumenate1 review

Church Publishing, 1990

A good collection

To a certain extent, this book is a bit dated. `The Baptismal Mystery and the Catechumenate' is a compilation of papers presented at a conference in 1988, in response to a General Convention (of the Episcopal Church) directive toward developing catechumenal rites. The results are now incorporated ...
  
  











  



  
The Book of Occasional Services 19942 reviews

Church Pub Inc, 2000

Every now and then...

+ Worship in every season

It is an oft-quoted joke that if you ask an Anglican to pray, the Anglican will first reach for a book. Reality is, as it often is, twice as true and half as funny, but for a particular reason. The Anglican liturgical style is very rooted in tradition, and while innovation is acceptable, it must ...
  
  











  



  
Gleanings: Essays on Expansive Language With Prayers for Various Occasions1 review

Church Publishing, 2001

Planting seeds...

The idea of inclusive and expansive language has been an undercurrent in liturgics for quite a while, but in the past decade or so, it has assumed a place of primary importance. In this book edited by Ruth Meyers and Phoebe Pettingell, the charge of the Episcopal Church's General Convention to ...
  
  











  



  
Enriching Our Worship: Supplemental Liturgical Materials1 review
Episcopal Church

Church Publishing, 1997

The wealth of the spirit...

It is an oft-quoted joke that if you ask an Anglican to pray, the Anglican will first reach for a book. Reality is, as it often is, twice as true and half as funny, but for a particular reason. The Anglican liturgical style is very rooted in tradition, and while innovation is acceptable, it must ...
  
  











  



  
Writing in the Dust: After September 114 reviews
Rowan Williams

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2002

A beautifully written, provocatively nuanced book

+ Breathing Space
+ Something permanent
+ A THEOLOGICAL GEM
  
  











  



  
The Cloud of Unknowing (The Classics of Western Spirituality)5 reviews

Paulist Press, 1981

May all be revealed...

+ The Cloud
+ Fine study edition of the Cloud
+ Great book for those already familiar with contemplative prayer
+ An excellent reading of the cloud of unknowing
  
  











  



  
Welcome to Sunday: An Introduction to Worship in the Episcopal Church4 reviews
Christopher L. Webber

Morehouse Publishing, 2002

Great Introduction to Sunday

+ Welcome to Sunday
+ Clear Concise, Informative
+ It happens every Sunday...
  
  











  



  
William Law: A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, The Spirit of Love (Classics of Western Spirituality)5 reviews
Paul G. Stanwood

Paulist Press, 1978

An amazing spirit...

+ A great mystic of Anglican spirituality
+ A Glorious Spiritual Classic for All Time!
+ Beatific
+ A Challenging Book on Truly Following Christ
  
  











  



  
The Spirit of Anglicanism: Hooker, Maurice, Temple1 review
William J. Wolf

Morehouse Pub Co, 1981

A developing spirit...

William Wolf's book explores the diversity of theological development in the Anglican Communion by bringing together descriptions and analyses of three major Anglican thinkers - Hooker, Maurice, and Temple - to illustrate both historical development and breadth of range of what can be classified as ...
  
  











  



  
The Anglican Family Prayer Book2 reviews

Morehouse Publishing, 2003

Uncommonly good...

+ Prayer at home

Anne Kitch is probably better known to readers as the author of children's books (`Bless this Day', `Bless this Way', and `One Little Church Mouse') - this is not a children's book per se, but it does keep in mind both Kitch's love for writing for children, and her special ministry of education ...