Edward Craddock Ratcliff (16 December 1896 – 30 July 1967) was an English
Anglican
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
priest and
liturgical scholar. He was Professor of Liturgical Theology at
King's College, London
King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...
(1945–1947), and
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(1947–1958) and
Regius Professor of Divinity (1958–1964) at the
University of Cambridge
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
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.
Works
*''The English Coronation Service'' (1936)
*''The Book of Common Prayer: Its Making and Revisions'' (1949)
*''The Coronation Service of Queen Elizabeth II'' (1953)
*''From Uniformity to Unity'' (1962)
See also
* ''
Book of Common Prayer
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Christian liturgy
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References
*Obituary, ''The Times'', July 4, 1967.
*''Edward Craddock Ratcliff: A Bibliography of His Published Works'' (
Alcuin Club
The Alcuin Club is an Anglican organization seeking to preserve or restore church ceremony, arrangement, ornament, and practice in an orthodox manner.
The organization was founded in 1897 and named after Alcuin of York. It was a reorganization of ...
, 1967)
1896 births
1967 deaths
Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
Regius Professors of Divinity (University of Cambridge)
Anglican liturgists
20th-century English male writers
Ely Professors of Divinity
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