TO THE end of his life, Dix resisted the lure of Rome personally while longing for reunion. Always the historian, and also a son of the vicarage and a father steeped in 19th- century Anglo-Catholicism, Dix yearned for the Church of England to rediscover its sacramental nature. If you have received well, you are that which you have received.”IN 1945, Dix completed his most accomplished work, The Shape of the Liturgy. The Times portrayed him as “extreme”, but also acknowledged his “impish sense of humour and a streak of sheer naughtiness”. His endearing qualities aside, and taking into account his many and varied contributions to the Church, The Shape of the Liturgy constitutes his singular and most enduring legacy.
