An Uncommon Legacy? The 350th Anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer

https://www.britac.ac.uk/events/2012/350th_Anniversary_Book_of_Common_Prayer.cfm/

An Uncommon Legacy? The 350th Anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer

10.45am-5.30pm, followed by a reception

Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Venue: The British Academy, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1

This year the Church of England will celebrate the 350th anniversary of the publication of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP). The BCP has had an enormous influence not only in the Church of England, where it remains the official standard liturgy of the church, but also more widely in our nation. This symposium has been planned with the Church of England as a major occasion to mark the anniversary with a series of academic reflections which bring together leading scholars covering a range of historical, liturgical and ecclesiological topics:

Speakers and topics will include:

Tudor Prayer Books
The Rev Dr Gordon Jeanes (former lecturer at Durham and Cardiff Universities)

Absent Presence: Lancelot Andrews and 1662
Dr Peter McCullough (Lincoln College, Oxford)

The 1662 Prayer Book
Professor Brian Cummings (University of Sussex)

The Transition from 'Excellent Liturgy' to being 'too narrow for the religious life of this present generation': The Book of Common Prayer in the 19th Century
Professor Bryan Spinks (Yale Divinity School)

Liturgical Development: From Common Prayer to Uncommon Worship
Professor Paul Bradshaw (University of Notre Dame, Indiana)

The Prayer Book and Anglicanism: Worship and Belief
The Rev Canon Professor Paul Avis (University of Exeter)

The sessions will be chaired by: The Rt Revd Stephen Platten, Bishop of Wakefield; Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch Kt, FBA (University of Oxford) and the Rt Hon Lord Hurd of Westwell CH CBE PC. Please click here for a copy of the programme.

10.45am-5.30pm, followed by a reception (registration will be from 10.00am-10.45am). Please note that lunch will not be provided, but plenty of time will be allowed for attendees to obtain lunch in the surrounding area.

Attendance is free but registration is essential. Please click here to register. Please note that if you wish to register more than one person to attend you will need to complete the registration form again with their name and details.


The event is supported by Hymns Ancient and Modern and the Prayer Book Society