BELIEF, LIFE AND WORSHIP - A BOOK OF ANGLICAN TEACHING FOR SENIOR GROUPS AND BIBLE CLASSES

Oct 13, 2026

Belief, Life and Worship presents Anglican Christian instruction for senior groups and Bible classes, framed as a teaching resource for understanding core faith. The book’s structure covers biblical foundations, the Church as the Kingdom of God in the making, and key Anglican practices including the Anglican Communion, holy baptism, confirmation, and multiple treatments of holy communion. It also includes prayer life, liturgy and services, and the organized life of the Church, supported by a foreword from the Bishop of Leicester.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages110

Reading Time4 h 37 min

AccessFree to download

FOREWORD

PLAN OF THIS BOOK

THE BIBLE

1. THE BIBLE

2. THE BIBLE

3. THE BIBLE

THE CHURCH—THE KINGDOM OF GOD IN THE MAKING

THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION

HOLY BAPTISM

CONFIRMATION

HOLY COMMUNION

8. HOLY COMMUNION

9. HOLY COMMUNION

10. HOLY COMMUNION

11. HOLY COMMUNION

12. HOLY COMMUNION

MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER

THE LITANY, OCCASIONAL PRAYERS AND OTHER SERVICES

PRAYER

1 THE LORD'S PRAYER

THE ORGANIZED LIFE OF THE CHURCH

BELIEF LIFEANDWORSHIP # A book of Anglicanteaching for seniorgroups and Bibleclasses by J.D.JOHNS Chaplain of Barnard Castle SchoolSometime Chaplain and Dean ofSelwyn College,Cambridge # BELIEF,LIFE AND ## WORSHIP 1 BELIEF, LIFE ANDWOR SHIP A BOOK OF ## ANGLICAN TEACHING FOR SENIORGROUPS AND BIBLE CLASSES by J.D.JOHNS Chaplain of Barnard Castle SchoolSometime Chaplain and Dean ofSelwyn College,Cambridge with a Foreword by T HE BISHOP OF LEICESTER Published forTHE CHURCH ASSEMBLY CHILDREN’S COUNCIL by THE CHURCH INFORMATION BOARDChurch House,Westminster,S.W.1 一 The Church Assembly Children'sCouncil is concerned with the Christiantraining of children outside schoolhours.It carries out the work formerlyundertaken by the Voluntary ReligiousEducation Committee of the NationalSociety,and is responsible to theChurch Assembly through the Churchof England Council for Education. First published,July 1954 CONTENTS ge Section FOREWORD… …viiPLAN OF THIS BooK…1 1.THE BIBLE,13 2.THE BIBLE,26 3.THE BIBLE,310 4.THE CHURCH—THE KINGDOM OF GoD IN THE MAKING . 15 5.THE ANGLICAN COMMUNJON21 6HoLY BAPTISM .…27 7CONFJRMATION …+34 8.HoLY CoMMUNION,140 9.HoLY COMMUNION,244 10.HoLY CoMMUNION,349 11.HoLY COMMUNION,456 12.HOLY COMMUNION,562 13.MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER… 68 14.THE LITANY,OCCASIONAL PRAYERS AND OTHER SERVICES 74 15.PRAYER,1 THE LoRD's PRAYER … .…… 78 16.PRAYER,2 . … … ... 82 17.THE ORGANIZED LIFE OF THE CHURCH,1 86 18.THE ORGANIZED LIFE OF THE CHURCH,2 90 19.THE ORGANIZED LIFE OF THE CHURCH,3 94 20.THE ORGANIZED LIFE OF THE CHURCH,4 97 1 FO REW OR D gladly concur with the request that I should writea short Foreword to this interesting book of Lessonson the Christian Faith.I have known Mr.Johnssince his Theological College days and hope I may claimsome very modest share in his original theological training.Since then he has worked as a parish priest,as a Cambridgedon and as a schoolmaster and chaplain in large schools.All his varied experience has contributed to this volume.It is an attempt to put into a clear form,suitable fortransmission to intelligent boys and girls of good educa-tion,that new and well-proportioned grasp of Christiantheology which is,I think,a characteristic of currentthought in the Church.Mr.Johns had read widely andhe has thought deeply and sympathetically about thepresentation of Biblical and Church theology to those whoshould be the responsible churchmen and churchwomenof the coming generation. I I hope the book will have a wide sale and that manyteachers will find in it a valuable piece of equipment fortheir important task.RONALD LEICESTER. vii 1.25%。

FAQs

Who is the book written for?

The book is designed for senior groups and Bible classes, aiming to transmit Christian faith knowledge in a clear form.

What topics are covered in the biblical teaching sections?

It includes three sections explicitly titled “THE BIBLE,” presenting foundational instruction for the course.

Which church practices and prayer topics are included?

It covers the Anglican Communion, holy baptism, confirmation, holy communion, morning and evening prayer, the litany and other services, the Lord’s Prayer, and prayer more generally.

Oct 13, 2026

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