An Historical and Ecclesiological Study of The Book of Alternative Services (1985) of the Anglican Church of Canada
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/catalog4457
- Author
- Morgan, Boyd (Arthur Boyd), 1949-
- Publication Date
- 2000
- Material Type
- Thesis
- Location
- General Synod Archives
- Call Number
- BX 5616 M6 H5 2000
- Place of Publication
- Toronto ON
- Publisher
- Anglican Book Centre
- Publication Date
- 2000
- Physical Description
- xiv, 286 p. ; 23 x 17.5 cm.
- Material Type
- Thesis
- Notes
- UMI No. 9997755.
- "[B]y Boyd Morgan".
- A Thesis submitted to Boston University School of Theology in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Theology 2000.
- Bibliography: p. 270-286.
- "Confronted by questions of relevance and identity, the Anglican Church of Canada initiated a process of liturgical revision in 1985. The dissertation argues that, at the end of this process with the publication of the Book of Alternative Services in 1985, the Anglican Church of Canada had both a reconstituted liturgical text and a transformed definition of church. The dissertation builds on scholarly investigations, and it bridges the pastoral and scholarly gap in the historical development of the Anglican Church of Canada. To date no other study has attempted to close this gap by examining the Book of Alternative Services." "The dissertation set out to determine whether or not the Book of Alternative Services was 'tinkering with Cranmer' or whether the book reflected a distinctiveness in the continuing liturgical tradition of the Anglican Church of Canada. The latter has been confirmed by demonstration. Further study may well want to focus upon the integration of the Book of Alternative Services into the church's life and its impact upon the church's understanding of ordained ministry and church architecture". -- Abstract.
- Contents: Acknowledgements -- Glossary -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Anglican Church of Canada in Turmoil -- Prayer Book Revision in Canada 1893-1985 -- Liturgical, Theological and Social Assumptions Regarding Baptism -- Liturgical, Theological and Social Assumptions Regarding the Holy Eucharist -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Significant Events in the Life of the Anglican Church of Canada. -- Appendix 2: Solemn Declaration (1893) -- Appendix 3: Sessions of the General Synods since 1983 -- Appendix 4: Pastoral Letter, September 1985 -- Bibliography.
- Author is a priest of the Anglican Church of Canada.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Book of Alternative Services
- Anglican Church of Canada. Book of Common Prayer
- Anglican Church of Canada - Liturgy - Texts - History and criticism
- Liturgical renewal - Anglican Church of Canada
- Baptism (Liturgy) - Anglican Church of Canada
- Lord's Supper (Liturgy) - Anglican Church of Canada
- Call Number
- BX 5616 M6 H5 2000
- Location
- General Synod Archives