Anglicanism
Anglicanism, Stephen Neil
Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction. Mark Chapman
Apologia pro Vita Sua, John Henry Newman
Apology of the Church of England, John Jewel
Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail, Robert Webber
Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, Richard Hooker
*Our Anglican Heritage, Second Edition: Can an Ancient Church be a Church of the Future?, John Howe, Sam Pascoe
Saints of the Anglican Calendar, Kathleen Jones
Study of Anglicanism, Stephen Sykes
Anglican History
A History of the Church in England, John Moorman
A History of the Episcopal Church, Robert W. Pritchard
Boy King: Edward the Sixth and the Protestant Reformation, Diarmaid MacCulloch
Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, Diarmaid MacCulloch
Ecclesiastical History of the English People, The Venerable Bede
Next Christendom, Philip Jenkins
Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400–1580, Eamon Duffy
Thomas Cranmer, Diarmaid MacCulloch
Worship and Theology in England, Horton Davies
Catechesis, Formation, and Discipleship
Anglican Spiritual Direction, Peter Ball
Basic Christianity, John Stott
Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old Fashioned Way, Parrett and Packer
Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
Sacramental Life: Spiritual Formation Through the Book of Common Prayer, David DeSilva
Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, N.T. Wright
Church Year
Ancient/Future Time, Robert Webber
*“Calendar of the Church Year” in The Book of Common Prayer 1979, pp 15-18.
For all the Saints: Remembering the Christians Departed, N.T. Wright
Keeping the Church Year, Harry Porter
Saints of the Anglican Calendar, Kathleen Jones
Leading the Liturgy
*A Priest’s Handbook, Dennis Michno
Ceremonies of the Eucharist, Howard E. Gally
Deacons in the Liturgy, Ormonde Plater
Ministry
*Christian Priest Today, Michael Ramsey
Gospel and the Catholic Church, Michael Ramsey
Grace in Practice: A Theology of Everyday Life, Paul Zahl
Priest to the Temple (The Country Parson), George Herbert
Ministry of the Deacon
Deacons in the Liturgy, Ormonde Plater
Diaconate: A Full and Equal Order, James Barnett
*Many Servants: An Introduction to Deacons, Ormonde Plater
Remembering and Reclaiming Diakonia: The Diaconate Yesterday and Today, John Chryssavgis
Ministry of the Presbyters
Priest’s Handbook, Dennis Michno
Book of Occasional Services Hymnal 1940 and 1982
Study of Anglicanism, Stephen Sykes
Ministry Essential for Deacons
Deacons in the Liturgy, Ormonde Plater
Many Servants: An Introduction to Deacons, Ormonde Plater
Study of Anglicanism, Stephen Sykes
Preaching and Lectionary
A Cross-Shattered Church: Reclaiming the Theological Heart of Preaching, Stanley Hauerwas
Between Two Worlds, John Stott
Commentary on the American Prayer Book, Marion Hatchett
Lectionary Commentary, Roger E. Van Harn
Preaching That Connects: Using Techniques of Journalists to Add Impact, Mark Galli
*Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture: The Application of Biblical Theology to
Expository Preaching, Graeme Goldsworthy
Prayer Book
Commentary on the American Prayer Book, Marion Hatchett
Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer, Hefling and Shattuck
Our Common Prayer: A Field Guide to the Book of Common Prayer, Winfield Bevins
Sacraments
Case for Covenantal Infant Baptism, Gregg Strawbridge
Meal Jesus Gave Us: Understanding Holy Communion, N.T. Wright
Mystery of Baptism in the Anglican Tradition, Kenneth Stevenson
Mystery of Eucharist in the Anglican tradition, Kenneth Stevenson
Sacramental Life: Gregory Dix and his Writings (Canterbury Studies in Spiritual Theology)
Spiritual Life
After You Believe, N.T. Wright
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Peter Scazzero
Knowing God, J.I. Packer
Keep in Step with the Spirit: Finding Fullness in Our Walk with God, J. I. Packer
Sacred Pathways, Gary Thomas
Spirit of Early Christian Thought. Seeking the Face of God, Robert Louis Wilken
*Prayer Book Spirituality, J.R. Wright
Theology of Worship
Common Roots, Robert Webber
For the Life of the World, Alexander Schmemann
Liturgical Theology, Simon Chan
Liturgy: Catholic and Evangelical, Frank Senn
Shape of the Liturgy, Dom Gregory Dix
Study of Liturgy, Jones, Yarnold, Wainwright and Bradshaw.
*Suggested starting texts for reading