Book of Common Prayer

The Book of Common Prayer{{ref|titl}} is the prayer book of the Church of England and also the name for similar books used in other churches in the Anglican Communion. It has been through many revisions over the last few centuries. It contains the order to be followed in church services. Within the United Kingdom, it can only be printed by one of the privileged presses, as it is under perpetual Crown Copyright.

See also

• Prayer Book Rebellion
• Jenny Geddes - a leader of protests against the imposition of a book of common prayer on the Church of Scotland
• Thirty-Nine Articles
• Book of Common Order

References

• History of Book of Common Prayer by F Procter, W H Frere ISBN 0333082818
• Book of Common Prayer, 1979 Edition ISBN 0195287134
• The Boy King: Edward VI and the Protestant Reformation by Diarmaid MacCulloch ISBN 0312238304

External links

• Cambridge University Press, one of the official distributors of the Book of Common Prayer.
• Collection of BCP resources
• 1662 Book of Common Prayer
• 1928 Book of Common Prayer
• 1979 Book of Common Prayer
• 1662 Book of Common Prayer in Welsh
• 1980 Alternative Service Book
• 2000 Common Worship