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In Just Three Years Pentecost 1549 to All Saints' 1552 - A Tale of Two Prayer Books Canon David Jennings Henry VIII's Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, is credited with a pivotal role in the English Reformation. As well as playing a leading part, together with Henry's Chancellor, Thomas Cromwell, in securing the separation of the Church in England from the authority of the Roman Church and the Pope enabling Henry both to marry his mistress, Anne Boleyn, and to become Supreme Head of the Church of England, he also began, prior to Henry's death in 1547, to introduce liturgical reforms into the Church. In the reign of Henry's son, Edward VI, Cranmer was considered the prime creator of the 1549 Prayer Book, the first all-English service book with reformed tendencies. Within three years, a more radical and reformed book was produced and authorised at the end of 1552. the question and issue is whether Cranmer was directly responsible for this second book which took the Church of England in a more overtly protestant direction. Many argue that he was. This book suggests that he was not. Author Bio Canon David Jennings is a parish priest and also Canon Theolgian at Leicester Cathedral. He lives in Market Bosworth, UK. Previous Titles What's Still Right with the Church of England (9781780994772), Circle Books, 2013. Endorsements ... As a theological student I learnt much about liturgy from David and I am confident this book will make a valuable contribution to the reader's understanding and experience of the Prayer Book, which is a rich inheritance. The Bishop of Doncaster Promotional Plans Book launch at Leicester Cathedral. Liturgical Committees throughout the dioceses of the Church of England. USP Challenges much prevailing liturgical and historical thinking. Although 500 years on, the debate is still relevant and 'live' Competing Books History of Anglican Liturgy (9780333306611), by G J Cuming Macmillan, 1969 Categories RELIGION(REL067080) -> Christian Theology(REL067080) -> History(REL067080) HISTORY(HIS015000) -> Europe(HIS015000) -> Great Britain(HIS015000) RELIGION(REL003000) -> Christianity(REL003000) -> Anglican(REL003000)	Publication Date July 2016 Paperback ISBN: 978-1-78535-430-4 $11.95  |  £7.99 8.5x5.5 inches | 216x140 mm 96PP e-book ISBN: 978-1-78535-431-1 $7.99  |  £4.99 Library of Congress 2016931757
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