The Book of Common Prayer

College University of Trinity College, Faculty of Divinity
Instructor(s) Billett, Jesse
Course Code TRP6120HS
NOTE: Basic degree students enrol in TRP3120HS
Semester Second Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

After the Bible, the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), in its various revisions, is the most important foundational text of Anglican Christianity.  Often praised for its literary beauty and influence, it has nevertheless become unfamiliar – or even offensive – to Anglicans who worship mainly with new liturgies produced in recent decades.  This course will explore the sources and historical development of the Prayer Book tradition from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, the BCP’s importance in the history of doctrinal controversy and Anglican identity, and how the BCP’s liturgies have been variously received and interpreted over time, including critiques by modern liturgical scholarship.  Major themes: the Bible and worship; liturgical language; the sacraments; sin and repentance; individual and community; ecclesiology and ecumenism; the BDP and “churchmanship”.
Prerequisite: History of Christianity 2 or equivalent.
Assessment: weekly quizzes, two short papers.

Crosslisted to (1) Historical
Syllabus http://www.trinity.utoronto.ca/trincms/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/files/TRP 61…
Schedule Mon
Start Time 11:00
End Time 13:00
Minimum Enrolment 0
Maximum Enrolment 0
Teaching Method
Lectures
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Currently Offered Winter 2014