The Parson's Handbook: Containing Practical Directions both for Parsons and Others as to the Management of the Parish Church and its Service according to the English Use as set forth in the BCP

by Percy Dearmer

248 pages, Paperback

Published December 9, 2025

About the author

Percival "Percy" Dearmer was an English priest and liturgist best known as the author of The Parson's Handbook, a liturgical manual for Anglican clergy. A lifelong socialist, he was an early advocate of the public ministry of women (but not their ordination to the priesthood) and concerned with social justice. Dearmer also had a strong influence on the music of the church and, with Ralph Vaughan Williams and Martin Shaw, is credited with the revival and spread of traditional and medieval English musical forms.