A User's Guide to the Book of Common Prayer
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A User's Guide to the Book of Common Prayer by Christopher L Webber
The only way you can really get to know God is through prayer, says author Christopher L. Webber, and the Prayer Book sets out a pattern that has been used by saints and sinners for centuries. This guide will help readersnewcomers and longtime Episcopalians alikeget started on the ancient way of praying found in the Daily Office of the Book of Common Prayer. A User's Guide illuminates the theology, history, and practical concerns of worshipping God in Morning and Evening Prayer. With the complete text of these prayer services, in both Rite I and Rite I, along with running commentary, this book takes Episcopalians by the hand as they explore and pray the Daily Office.
Christopher Webber was born in Reading in 1961 and lived in the UK, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka before moving to Sydney in 1972. Having gained a number of degrees and diplomas he is currently studying Ancient History at the University of New England, Armindale, NSW and works as a manager of a health computing project. He has visited and assisted at digs on Thracian archaeological sites in Bulgaria. His many interests include writing, creating web sites (he has created a massive web site about the Thracians, their neighbours, and ancestors at http: //members.nbci.com/thrace), cycling, singing, bushwalking, and wargaming
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| ISBN 13 | 9780819221971 |
| ISBN 10 | 081922197X |
| Title | A User's Guide to the Book of Common Prayer |
| Author | Christopher L Webber |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. |
| Year published | 2006-11-16 |
| Number of pages | 52 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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