{"product_id":"tasting-heaven-on-earth-walter-d-ray-9780802866639","title":"Tasting Heaven on Earth: Worship in Sixth-Century Constantinople","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Church at Worship\u003c\/b\u003e is a new series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. In this second volume, \u003ci\u003eTasting Heaven on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome of the primary materials included here\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotos of mosaics, liturgical vessels, icons, and manuscripts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrawings, diagrams, descriptions, and photographs of Hagia Sophia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirsthand accounts of worship by Maximus the Confessor, Eutychius, and Procopius\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiturgical prayers and a reconstruction of the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter D. Ray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802866638\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802866639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.60w x 0.50d","brand":"Walter D. Ray","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128546717951,"sku":"9780802866639","price":29.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a608c38c-bb99-4ec9-86a7-0e8aeb48c978.jpg?v=1687459209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tasting-heaven-on-earth-walter-d-ray-9780802866639","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}