Prayer Book I
This introductory course will explore the Book of Common Prayer from a variety of perspectives and disciplines. Students will learn about the historical development of the Book of Common Prayer from the English Reformation onward; explore the theological, missional, and ecclesiological claims of the Prayer Book; develop skills to appropriate and inculturate the Prayer Book tradition in local contexts; and discover the richness of the Prayer Book as a resource and frame for personal Anglican spiritual piety as well as public Anglican witness. Students will walk away from this class with a greater understanding and appreciation of the Anglican Prayer Book tradition as well with new skills to engage it as a wholistic liturgical system.
Book list:
- Patrick Malloy. Celebrating the Eucharist: A Practical Ceremonial Guide for Clergy and Other Liturgical Ministers. Church Publishing: New York, 2007.
- Leonel Mitchell and Ruth Meyers. Praying Shapes Believing: A Theological Commentary on the Book of Common Prayer, Revised Ed. Seabury Books: New York, 2016.
- Derek Olsen. Inwardly Digest: The Prayer Book as Guide to a Spiritual Life. Forward Movement: Cleveland, 2016.
- Joseph S. Pagano and Amy E. Richter. Common Prayer: Reflections on Episcopal Worship. Cascade Books: Eugene, 2019.
- Ruth Meyers. Missional Worship, Worshipful Mission: Gathering as God’s People, Going Out in God’s Name. William B. Eerdmans Publishing: Grand Rapids, 2014.
- Marcus Halley. Proclaim!: Sharing Words, Living Examples, Changing Lives. Church Publishing: New York, 2020.
- Book of Common Prayer, 1979.
Save these dates and times for Zoom meetings: 7:00-8:00pm Central Time, Monday evenings, November 1, 7, 14, 21, 28 and December 5, 12, 19, 2022
Instructor contact: The Reverend Marcus George Halley, Instructor: marcus.halley@trincoll.edu