The Real Common Worship

by Peter Mullen

This is an interesting compilation of a series of essays. It was designed to coincide with the publication of the Church of England's Common Worship 'core' service book in 2000. Some interesting and, up to a point valid, comparisons are made between the traditional Book of Common Prayer services and the modern alternatives which, with some modification, made their way into Common Worship. There is always a danger of "over egging the pudding" when defending the old over against the new and some otherwise worthy contributions are weakened by excessive nitpicking. Well worth reading though.

208 pages, Paperback

Published November 23, 2000