The Byzantine Rite : A Short History

Much 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.