Articles by Jacob Hootman

Jacob Hootman is a lay reader at St. Laurence Anglican Church in Southlake, Texas. He serves as a member of the Traditional Language Sub-committee for the Liturgy and Common Worship Task Force of the Anglican Church in North America. He is currently studying history at the University of North Texas.

The ACNA Prayerbook: Faithful to the 1662 BCP?

Last month, Gerald McDermott interviewed the Rev. Ben Jefferies, the secretary of the Liturgy and Common Worship Task Force, regarding the 2019 Book of Common Prayer. In the wake of this interview, a massive debate has raged across the Anglican side of social media about whether or not, as Fr. Jefferies has claimed, the 2019…