Tasting Heaven on Earth
Walter D. RayPaperback 2012-08-20
Publisher Description
The Church at Worship is a 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, setting the stage for a rich selection of primary documents that present readers with a vibrant snapshot of Byzantine Christianity in the sixth century. Primary materials collected in this book* ??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* ??Sung and spoken sermons attributed to Romanus and Leontius* ??Imperial decrees on worship practices
?This illustrated, reader-friendly volume also features discussion questions for each chapter and suggestions for devotional use.??
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Publisher Description
The Church at Worship is a 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, setting the stage for a rich selection of primary documents that present readers with a vibrant snapshot of Byzantine Christianity in the sixth century. Primary materials collected in this book* ??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* ??Sung and spoken sermons attributed to Romanus and Leontius* ??Imperial decrees on worship practices
?This illustrated, reader-friendly volume also features discussion questions for each chapter and suggestions for devotional use.??