Tasting Heaven on Earth: Worship in Sixth-Century Constantinople

The Church at Worship is a new series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. In this second volume, Tasting Heaven on Earth, Walter Ray provides vivid descriptions of Constantinople, its history, its people, and its worship practices, which set the stage for a rich selection of primary documents that present readers with a vibrant snapshot of Byzantine Christianity in the sixth century.

Some of the primary materials included here:

• Photos of mosaics, liturgical vessels, icons, and manuscripts
• Drawings, diagrams, descriptions, and photographs of Hagia Sophia
• Firsthand accounts of worship by Maximus the Confessor, Eutychius, and Procopius
• Liturgical prayers and a reconstruction of the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil

Author: Walter D. Ray
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 09/20/2012
Pages: 170
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.60w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780802866639

About the Author
Ray, Walter D.: - Walter D. Ray is Assistant Professor and Political Papers Archivist at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, an Eastern Orthodox layman, and the author of several articles on early Christian liturgy.

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