Catechism of the Book of Common Prayer
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The Catechism of the Book of Common Prayer is a concise instructional summary of Anglican Christian doctrine, traditionally used to teach the basics of faith, sacraments, and moral living.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catechism of the Book of Common Prayer canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican catechism
ⓘ
Christian catechism ⓘ religious instructional text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglican Communion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Episcopal Church (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctrinalOrientation |
Protestant
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Reformed Catholic ⓘ |
| emphasis |
creedal faith
ⓘ
moral obligations of Christians ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ |
| formatFeature | memorization-oriented text ⓘ |
| genre | catechism ⓘ |
| hasSection |
instruction on the Commandments
ⓘ
instruction on the Creed ⓘ instruction on the Lord's Prayer ⓘ instruction on the sacraments ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Church of England in the 16th century ⓘ |
| includedIn | 1662 Book of Common Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Reformation theology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval catechetical traditions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
ⓘ
confirmation candidates ⓘ new members of the church ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Book of Common Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
instruction in Christian doctrine
ⓘ
preparation for confirmation ⓘ teaching basics of faith ⓘ teaching moral living ⓘ teaching sacraments ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglicanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Church of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | authoritative teaching tool in Anglican churches ⓘ |
| structure | question and answer format ⓘ |
| teaches |
Christian ethical duties
ⓘ
summary of Christian belief ⓘ |
| topic |
Apostles' Creed
NERFINISHED
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Holy Communion NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord's Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten Commandments NERFINISHED ⓘ baptism ⓘ duty toward God ⓘ duty toward neighbour ⓘ sacraments ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Anglican catechesis
ⓘ
confirmation preparation classes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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