This essay examines the lesser-known conversational partner in a theological discussion that is contemporaneous with the first editions of the Book of Common Prayer and, in particular, into the theology of consecration put forth by Stephen Gardiner in 1551. The essay also reflects on the present-day implications of this inquiry by, first, demonstrating how the five principles of catholicity Gardiner attributed to the 1549 Book of Common Prayer also apply to the American prayer book of 1979; second, providing some examples of Gardiner s terminology that take into account reformation concerns ...

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