The Scripture moveth us in sundry places framing biblical emotions in the Book of Common Prayer and the Homilies

• Published in: The Renaissance of emotion p. 45
• Main Author: David Bagchi
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Manchester University Press 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Behavioral sciences; Bible; Christianity; Cognitive psychology; Emotion; Emotional expression; Emotional states; Joy; Liturgy; Lutheranism; Old Testament; Practical theology; Prayer; Protestantism; Psychology; Religion; Religious practices; Religious rituals; Sacred texts; Spiritual belief systems; Theology; Worship services

In 1549, when theBook of Common Prayerwas first published, the people of the West Country rose up against it. ‘We will not receive the new service’, they protested to the young Edward VI, ‘because it is but like a Christmas game’.¹ Seven thousand Cornish rebels were prepared to fight and to die for...