Prayers for an Inclusive Church

by Steven Shakespeare

This is a beautifully crafted collection of prayers for each Sunday and most major festivals in the church's year, together with additional material for each season. The Sunday prayers - known as collects in the Anglican tradition - follow the three-year cycle of the Revised Common Lectionary. The author uses expansive and inclusive language and imagery to address and describe God, to describe God's presence and action in the world, and to describe the people of God. Ideal for use at weekday celebrations, including the Book of Common Prayer Order for Eucharist.

Genres: Religion

188 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2008

Reviews

[Charlie De kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

My preference for use as The Collect of the Day for any Sunday Eucharist I lead. Poetic, insightful, concise, tied to the RCL Gospel reading (unlike the BCP), and untethered to the constant refrain of BCP Collect's theology of "winning my ticket into heaven." Inclusive language is a wonderful bonus.