Tasting Heaven on Earth

<DIV><B>The Church at Worship</B> is a new series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. In this second volume <I>Tasting Heaven on Earth</I> 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.<br><br><I>Some of the primary materials included here</I>: <UL><LI>Photos of mosaics liturgical vessels icons and manuscripts</LI><LI>Drawings diagrams descriptions and photographs of Hagia Sophia</LI><LI>Firsthand accounts of worship by Maximus the Confessor Eutychius and Procopius</LI><LI>Liturgical prayers and a reconstruction of the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil</LI></UL></DIV>