Book of Common Prayer (1662)

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer^{[note 1]} is an authorised liturgical book of the Church of England and other Anglican bodies around the world. In continuous print and regular use for over 360 years, the 1662 prayer book is the basis for numerous other editions of the Book of Common Prayer and other liturgical texts. Noted for both its devotional and literary quality, the 1662 prayer book has influenced the English language, with its use alongside the King James Version of the Bible contributing to an increase in literacy from the 16th to the 20th century.^[4]

Within Christian liturgy, the 1662 prayer book has had a profound impact on spirituality and ritual. Its contents have inspired or been adapted by many Christian movements spanning multiple traditions both within and outside the Anglican Communion, including Anglo-Catholicism, Methodism, Western Rite Orthodoxy, and Unitarianism.^[5] Due to its dated language and lack of specific offices for modern life, the 1662 prayer book has largely been supplanted for public liturgies within the Church of England by Common Worship. Nevertheless, it remains a foundational liturgical text of that church and much of Anglicanism.^[2]^[6]

^ "The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments". brbl-dl.library.yale.edu. New Haven, CT: Yale University. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
^ ^a ^b Cracknell, Eleanor. "The Book of Common Prayer". Windsor, Berkshire: College of St George, Windsor Castle. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^ Wohlers, Charles. "The Book of Common Prayer among the Nations of the World". Society of Archbishop Justus. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^ "Influence of the Book of Common Prayer on the English language". Impact of the Bible. Crossref-it.info. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
^ Frost, David (2012). "The Influence of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer on the Orthodox: Opening a Can of Worms?" (PDF). The Book of Common Prayer from the Outside: An Ecumenical Symposium to Celebrate the 350th Anniversary of the 1662 Prayer Book. Salisbury: Sarum College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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[BCP_Yale-1] "The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments". brbl-dl.library.yale.edu. New Haven, CT: Yale University. Retrieved 26 March 2022 – via Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

[Cracknell-2] Cracknell, Eleanor. "The Book of Common Prayer". Windsor, Berkshire: College of St George, Windsor Castle. Retrieved 26 March 2022.

[3] Wohlers, Charles. "The Book of Common Prayer among the Nations of the World". Society of Archbishop Justus. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

[5] "Influence of the Book of Common Prayer on the English language". Impact of the Bible. Crossref-it.info. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.

[OrthoWorms-6] Frost, David (2012). "The Influence of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer on the Orthodox: Opening a Can of Worms?" (PDF). The Book of Common Prayer from the Outside: An Ecumenical Symposium to Celebrate the 350th Anniversary of the 1662 Prayer Book. Salisbury: Sarum College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

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