{"product_id":"the-byzantine-rite-a-short-history-9780814621639","title":"The Byzantine Rite: A Short History","description":"\u003cp\u003eMuch has been written regarding the western liturgy; the same cannot be said of the Byzantine liturgy. Father Taft contributes to a remedy of that shortfall through this work. In it he traces the origins of the Byzantine Rite during its period of formation: from its earliest recorded beginnings until the end of Byzantium (1453 c.e.). While the rite has undergone some change in the period since then, its outlines remain essentially the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert F. Taft, SJ, 1932-2018, was an internationally acknowledged scholar of Eastern Christianity, especially its liturgy and liturgical history. He taught at Rome's Pontifical Oriental Institute and at the University of Notre Dame.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413316636946,"sku":"9780814621639","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bfe70ee8-582c-4098-aec8-83303e0cd6f7.jpg?v=1729352619","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-byzantine-rite-a-short-history-9780814621639","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}