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Summary: 1928 Prayer Book: A way of Knowing God
Review: As Peter Toon so aptly said in his book, "Knowing God through the Liturgy" of the 1928 BCP, "Liturgy, as written documents, reflects the beliefs of the writers even when they utilize ancient sources. Cranmer and his colleagues were vitally committed to the dogma of the early councils of the Church concerning God, the Holy Trinity, and Jesus CHrist as God Incarnate, One person with two natures, which they believed correctly summarized the basic testimony of the Holy Scripture: thus these dogmas are clearly set forth in and through what they produced". p.106 Despite the negative review of some individuals (e.g. Orear), the fact remains, for the majesty of its style and the biblical character of its subtance, the 1928 BCP remains an excellent source of liturgy as relevant to worshippers today as it was in 1928. This is a gem. . .buy it, pray it, encourage others to do so with you and you cannot help but grow closer to God.
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Summary: Probably the greatest prayer book ever written
Review: It is a complete mystery to me why the episcopalian church abandoned this perfect collection of liturgical prayers, Psalms, family and individual prayers for an updated book that is so trendy that it is already dated (and only since 1979!). Its (this 1928 edition) theology is sound, its language is beautiful, its focus God centered, its reverent tone eternal. This is the one to build one's prayer life on and to grow in holiness with. "It's all in the prayerbook", they used to say - well, at least it is in the 1928 edition.
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Summary: A lovely piece of HISTORY
Review: The 1928 BCP served the Episcopal Church well for many years. The style and language found between its covers spoke to the people for whom it was written. That time, however, is past. It is unfortunate that a small (and shrinking) splinter group seeks to stagnate Anglican worship in a long-past tradition...as if man's approach to God has always been and should always be the same. Theology evolves, changes, mutates and grows - it cannot and should not be stopped. Yet at every stage of the journey there have been those who clamor for the old...the Episcopal Church seems especially prone to it. (There's a joke that goes, "How many Episcopalians does it take to screw in a light bulb? Three - one to screw it in, one to say that it was about time for a change and one to complain that the old bulb was better.")The truly sad part of this fringe group's quixotic mission is how inevitably doomed it is. With the 1979 BCP firmly in place the number of people who even KNOW the previous version is dwindling rapidly. I attended a service at a church that uses the 1928 BCP...all nine members of the congregation really seemed to enjoy the service. If, however, you are interested in the evolution of liturgy and the history of the Anglican faith in America then this book is an invaluable resource.
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