Product Description
by Thomas Plant (Author)
"The Prayer Book was an amazing act of rebellion, one of the coolest breakaways of all time. It said 'we'll think for ourselves, thanks.' It brought sense to the baffling and it did so in a concise, elegant way without treating people like donkeys. This booklet does something similar. I read it with interest - and I'm almost as old as Moses."
Quentin Letts
Writer, Critic, Broadcaster and Journalist
Can the Church of England's Prayer Book, written hundreds of years ago, still be relevant to young people today?
Fr Thomas Plant, priest, theologian and school chaplain, says, "yes "
Despite the ber-modern megachurches full of pretty young things and wall-mounted screens you wish you could leave at school for the weekend, there are places where the old English religion lives on.
This book is for young fogeys, trad teens and liturgy geeks who are wise enough to know that new is not always best.
If you're put off by diet religion, come on in for a dose of the full fat faith of our fathers. Discover your heritage: the Book of Common Prayer.
"Those not familiar with their Anglicanism might find it hard to know and explain to others where we stand as Christians. Give them this book It shows the reader our identity and heritage and even our own ecclesiastical language: Elizabethan English. I thought it was funny, as well "- Hugo, Year 8
"This book helped me see that Confirmation wasn't the end of the process: it was the beginning of the next stage, something far more significant." - Samuel, Year 9
