Fergus Butler-Gallie

The Book of Common Prayer gets a glossary

By Catherine Pepinster — September 27, 2017
LONDON (RNS) — It is the book that gave us immortal phrases — 'till death do us part' and 'ashes to ashes, dust to dust.' But today, its nearly 500-year-old prose can mystify even priests. A young theologian offers a new glossary to help translate this masterpiece of the English language.
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