Commentary on the American Prayer Book

by Marion J. Hatchett

Traces and comments upon the sources, history, and development of each of the rites and formularies of the book from the earliest known forms until the present day.

Genres: Religion, Christian, Reference, Theology, Christianity, Spirituality

688 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Fr. Thomas Reeves · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dense. Excellent. Helpful.

I do wish that Hatchett would have sourced more for certain statements and generalizations, but still found the book a great resource. Will continue to use it as a reference throughout my priesthood.

[Chandler King · Rating 5 out of 5]

Huge “Episcopalian deep dive” into the origins and development of the current BCP. Very enlightening, highly recommend.

[Marcia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful reference - use it all the time.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great reference work. I use it now quite frequently after I was introduced to it through a Liturgics class.

[Bcoghill Coghill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reference book. Some of the rubrics are kind of obscure but with the help of this book all is revealed. It also had gobs of informative detail on the BCP.

[Trey Kennedy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book for the history behind The Book of Common Prayer.