medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Bill East wrote:
>
> I have no wish to be unkind to a Communion from which I received so
> much, but I suspect the 'tradition' is not very old at all. Certainly I
> never heard of it before, and I had a pretty wide exposure to the
> Anglican traditions for forty-six years. My good friend the local
> Anglican Vicar is always presenting things to me as the 'Anglican
> Tradition' as though they had been observed from time immemorial, but
> I know very well that when I left the C of E, in 1994, they had not been
> devised or heard of.
>
> What I know to be true, because I often did it myself and so did all
> my colleagues, is that it was common to present a bright idea as an
> ancient tradition. I suspect that some clergyman decided to base his
> Advent sermons on the theme of the Four Last Things - and why not? -
> and introduced them with the formula 'As is the ancient tradition of
> the Church ...'
I think you are broadly correct, but the tradition may be a touch older.
For example, I have found a publication "The Promise of his Glory" which
appears to date from 1990, and introduces a penitential rite with "The
eschatological themes of Advent have traditionally been summarised under the
title: The Four Last Things -- Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell."
http://www.oremus.org/liturgy/pohg/s3c1.html
I'm surprised you aren't familiar with it - it comes just before "The Great
'O's" :-)
John Briggs
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