The Book of Common Prayer

College University of Trinity College, Faculty of Divinity
Instructor(s) Billett, Jesse
Course Code TRP3120HS
NOTE: Graduate degree students enrol in TRP6120HS
Semester Second Semester
Section 9101
Online Yes
Credits One Credit
Location Online – Synchronous
Description

After the Bible, the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), in its various revisions, is the most important foundational text of Anglican Christianity; Often praised for its literary beauty and influence, it has nevertheless become unfamiliar or even offensive to Anglicans who worship mainly with new liturgies produced in recent decades; This course will explore the sources and historical development of the Prayer Book tradition from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, the BCP's importance in the history of doctrinal controversy and Anglican identity, and how the BCP's liturgies have been variously received and interpreted over time, including critiques by modern liturgical scholarship; Major themes: the Bible and worship; liturgical language; the sacraments; sin and repentance; individual and community; ecclesiology and ecumenism; the BDP and churchmanship

Crosslisted to (1) Historical
Schedule Tue
Start Time 14:00
End Time 16:00
Hours Per Week 2
Minimum Enrolment 10
Maximum Enrolment 20
Teaching Method
Lectures
Means of Evaluation
Other
Previously Offered Fall 2018
Currently Offered Winter 2021