National Religion and the Prayer Book Controversy, 1927-1928

by John G. Maiden

This study provides new insights into the history of Anglicanism, Nonconformity and ideas of English and British identity between the two world wars.

This is the first full length examination of a defining moment in the history of the Church of England in the twentieth century: the Prayer Book controversy of 1927-28. It argues that conceptions of national religion were influential in the debates surrounding liturgical revision, showing in particular...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843835215
• ISBN13: 9781843835219
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 6.2"