Content

This unit offers an in-depth study of A Prayer Book for Australia (APBA) (1995). The unit places APBA in the trajectory of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) 1662, and An Australian Prayer Book (AAPB) (1978) and explores subsequent authorised materials. The unit also evaluates this text in light of subsequent International Anglican Liturgical Consultation (IALC) initiatives and Anglican Communion counterpart rites and explores ways that APBA is inclusive of the church in mission. Students will gain a clear sense of APBA in relation to other Anglican liturgical rites; its explicit and implicit theologies; its sifting of and standing in relation to the history of the Anglican tradition and contemporary consensus around the Instruments of Communion. Students will also critically examine its enactment in a variety of contexts. Particular attention will be given to the gospel sacraments, daily prayer and a sample of pastoral services.

Unit code: DL9009T

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Liturgy

Delivery Mode: Online

Proposing College: Trinity College Theological School

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate understanding of the scope, contents and ecology of A Prayer Book for Australia (APBA)

2.

Demonstrate understanding of its use of rubrics, and the limits and theological range of APBA

3.

Critically engage with various enacted practices of the APBA

4.

Articulate the relationship of APBA to BCP, AAPB, and Anglican Communion rites emerging from the IALC

5.

Articulate ecumenical comparisons to other churches’ liturgical resources, especially the Roman Catholic Church and Uniting Church in Australia, which with the ACA are the three largest Christian bodies in this country

6.

Construct theologically congruent local/particular services from APBA’s resources.

Unit sequence

DL8200T Introduction to Liturgical Thought and Practice

Pedagogy

Forum activities and discussions

Indicative Bibliography

  • Burns, S. and R. Gribben, eds, The Future of Common Prayer. Melbourne: Coventry Press, 2019 (recommended for purchase)
  • Buchanan, C. An Evangelical Among the Anglican Liturgists. London: SPCK, 2007
  • Buchanan, C. Historical Dictionary of Anglicanism. Lanham: Rowman, 2005
  • Cuming, G. History of Anglican Liturgy. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1982
  • Hefling, C. and C. Shattuck, eds, The Oxford Guide to the BCP. New York: OUP, 2006 (recommended for purchase)
  • Larson-Miller, L. Sacramentality Renewed. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2016
  • Platten, S. and Christopher Woods, eds, Comfortable Words. London: SCM Press, 2012
  • Ramshaw G. Pray, Praise, and Give Thanks. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress Press, 2017
  • Sherlock, C. (as yet title unknown/commentary on APBA). Alexandria: Broughton Books, 2019
  • Weil, L. Liturgical Sense. New York: Seabury Press, 2013

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Essay 1500 words

1500 25.0
Essay

Essay 1500 words

1500 25.0
Essay

Written Presentation (3000 words)

3000 50.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 23 Oct, 2016

Unit record last updated: 2021-09-28 17:01:40 +1000