History: The Book of Common Prayer

Surfing is a luxury I don't often get to do. Not because I am no longer by the sea... but because I am too busy to get online (yes, I do mean web-surf ;-)

Today I had a bit more time to search around for some theological issues I am currently investigating and came across this University of Toronto, Trinity, site and these links. Check them out they are extremely informative for Anglicans. I draw particular attention to the one with "Variations".

Book of Common Prayer


The first liturgy in English.

The
Order of Communion, 1548.The first Communion service in
English.

1549
Edition.The first edition.

Merbeke's
Book of Common Prayer Noted (1550). The Book of Common Prayer
put to music.

1552
Edition.The second prayer book of Edward VI.

1559
Edtion.


1560
Edition in Latin. Directory
for the Public Worship of God. Replaced the Book of Common
Prayer between 1645 and 1662. This, in keeping with its Puritan
background, is more of an outline of worship than a fixed
liturgy.

1662
Edition.Has a table of contents and is searchable and
downloadable.

Variations
in different editions.Traces changes in the Prayer Book from
the 1662 edition onwards.

1662
Edition in Latin.

1662
Edition in Welsh

Proposed
1689 Edition.The Liturgy of Comprehension”.


Liturgies
of the Non-Jurors.

1789
US Edition.

Proposed
1928 Edition. Rejected by Parliament.

Common
Worship.

Replaces the Alternative Service Book in the Church of England.

BCP in Other
Languages. Includes Manx Gaelic, Chinese, Swedish, Hebrew,
and Telugu.