The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer: A Worldwide Survey

The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer: A Worldwide Survey

Editors	Charles Hefling and Cynthia Shattuck
Language	English
Subject	Book of Common Prayer Protestant liturgy Liturgical books
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Publication date	2006
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback, paperback)
Pages	xvi + 614[1]
ISBN	0-19-529756-3

The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer: A Worldwide Survey is a nonfiction reference work edited by Charles Hefling and Cynthia Shattuck which was published by Oxford University Press in 2006. The volume covered the development of the Book of Common Prayer as the dominant liturgical book of Anglicanism from the prayer book's origins in 16th-century England through to its global use and influence in the modern era, including coverage of the prayer book's influence on non-Anglican Christians. It was composed by 58 authors and was divided into more than 70 essays.

Several liturgists and historians—including Donald Gray, Alec Ryrie, and Frank Senn—positively reviewed the book. Judith Maltby's contributions drew particular praise from both Senn and Ryrie, with the latter quipping that The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer made him suspect "that there is such a thing as 'Anglicanism' after all".