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.

 

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