Anglican Spirituality

""What does it mean to be spiritual in an Anglican way? How can we get closer to God so that we pulse with the life of Christ? This book answers those questions in ways that are both deep and accessible. Fr Greg Peters is one of Anglican theology's best, especially on this subject. I recommend this book to all clergy and serious parishioners, particularly for adult study groups."" --Gerald McDermott, author of Deep Anglicanism ""There is no Anglicanism apart from the Book of Common Prayer,"" writes Dr. Peters in his introduction. This statement sums up what many of us believe--and yet, you can find some Anglicans who rarely, if ever, use the prayer book. This brief introduction to Anglican spirituality ought to convince every English-speaking Christian of what a treasure the prayer book is. It is our Rule of Life. It is a tried-and-true way of reading and praying Holy Scripture in a formative way. I pray that this book will be used by God to convince every person in our tradition of this truth, and that it may also convince newcomers to the Anglican way of the same."" --Charles F. Camlin, dean, Cranmer Theological House ""Students of the Anglican Way will be nurtured by the symphonic blend of doxology, theology, and ecclesiology as they read Anglican Spirituality: An Introduction. The Rev. Dr. Greg Peters effectively explains how the Anglican Book of Common Prayer's application of the threefold Benedictine Rule--Daily Office, Holy Communion, private devotion--systematically advances spirituality through the daily corporate and individual reading of the Bible and prayers."" --Steven Richard Rutt, associate professor of biblical studies, Arizona Christian University ""Fr. Greg Peters, in this simple book, Anglican Spirituality, has captured the fundamental heart of Anglican Spirituality. Fr. Peters captures the Anglican distinctive that our relationship with Christ is not simply 'me and Jesus' but it is Jesus, His Church and His people of which each individual is a vital component as St. Paul describes in 1st Corinthians 12: 15ff. Thus, Fr. Peters lays out the classic Anglican form--Gather, Praise, Receive, and Give. I will be recommending this book to my clergy and all the people of the Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin."" --Eric Vawter Menees, bishop ordinary, Anglican Diocese of San Joaquin