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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture My understanding is that in 1552 the "42 Articles" were published under Edward VI, which formed the basis for the 39 articles adopted in 1570. The only significant issue of clarification here is that the formulation of 1570 did represent a final settlement of doctrinal issues, worked out in hard bargaining between Elizabeth and the various factions at court and in the country. jw > -----Original Message----- > From: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Graham Mallaghan > Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 6:13 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [M-R] Book of Common Prayer > > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > On Fri, 12 Jul 2002 21:13:56 +0200 > Erik Drigsdahl <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > With a background in Roman-Catholic books (until 1969) is > > the Book of Common Prayer a curious mixture, difficult to > > get hold on without knowlegde of the Anglican rite. > > For many years the BCP was the Anglican rite, and the 'shape of > the liturgy.' > Reading it can give you a thorough education in Anglican liturgy > and theology, and the religious politics of the English Reformation. > > It contains the readings, liturgy, psalms, and prayers considered > suitable for every Sunday and Holy Day of the year, along with > alternatives. There are also standard prayers of intercession, > for ministers of state and the monarch. It also contains the > Eucharist, baptism, confirmation, wedding, and funeral services, > both in church and in special circumstances. Some contain things > like the orders of service for the consecration of Bishops and > even Archbishops. All contain Easter Tables, for working out the > date of that festival, and the full-length Athanasian Creed. > There are also beatitudes and prayers for disasters, such as war, > flood, famime, epidemic, shipwreck, and other traumas, which can > provide great solace. > > Its also worth having some hold on the history of the English > Reformation, too, and (for older versions) of the English Civil > War. The first part of the book, the preface, if you like, is the > Act of Parliament 1 Elizabeth 1563, which Established the Church > of England 'state religion.' There are also the 39 Articles of > Religion in the back, which were written during Edward VI. These > state the main theological, doctrinal, and political differences > between the Church of England and the Catholic Church. In older > versions (mine is 1703), there is an order of service, with > readings and prayers, to be conducted in every church to > commemorate God's deliverance of the English from 'popery', on > each anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot of 5th November 1605. > There is also a service for the Feast Day of Charles the Martyr > to be held on each anniversary of Charles I's execution, and > another to be conducted on each anniversary the Restoration of > monarchy in 1660. These are not in C19th or C! > 20th editions of the BCP. > > In other words the BCP has played a crucial role in forging a > homogenous Protestant idenity for England, and also in the > development of English nationalism, and in fixing certain > historical landmarks into the minds of the English. > > My apologies to any one expert in the BCP. > > > -- > '"The secret of a joyful life is to live dangerously." A joyful > life is an active life - it is not a dull, static state of > so-called happiness. Full of the burning fire of enthusiasm, > anarchic, revolutionary, energetic, daemonic, Dionysian, filled > to overflowing with the terrific urge to create - such is the > life of the man who risks safety and happiness for the sake of > growth and happiness.' > Frederick William Sanderson, 1857-1922. > > Graham Mallaghan > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > +44 (0)7890 736117 > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html