The ''Book of Alternative Services'' (''BAS'') is the contemporary,
inclusive-language liturgical book
A liturgical book, or service book, is a book published by the authority of a church body that contains the text and directions for the liturgy of its official Church service, religious services.
Christianity Roman Rite
In the Roman Rite of ...
used in place of the
1962 ''Book of Common Prayer'' (BCP) in most
parish
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es of the
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC or ACoC) is the Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French-language name is ''l'Église anglicane du Canada''. In 2016, the Anglican Church of ...
.
Further reading
* Webster, John, et al. ''Anglicans Share Their Views
boutUsing the Book of Alternative Services: the Report of a Survey Conducted for the Book of Alternative Services Commission, September 1993''. Toronto, Ont.: Anglican Book Centre, 1993. ''N.B''.: On verso of t.p.: "Prepared ... by Canadian Facts, Toronto, Ontario."
External links
Book of Alternative Services (PDF)Book of Alternative Services (HTML)
in English and French
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Anglican Church of Canada
Book of Common Prayer
1985 non-fiction books
Christian prayer books
Anglican liturgical books