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The Church Building as a Sacred Place

The Church Building as a Sacred Place
Author: Duncan Stroik
Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2012
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1595250379

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This collection of twenty-three essays by Duncan Stroik shows the development and consistency of his architectural vision. Packed with informative essays and over 170 photographs, this collection clearly articulates the Church’s architectural tradition.


Sacred Power, Sacred Space

Sacred Power, Sacred Space
Author: Jeanne Halgren Kilde
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2008-07-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780199718108

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Jeanne Halgren Kilde's survey of church architecture is unlike any other. Her main concern is not the buildings themselves, but rather the dynamic character of Christianity and how church buildings shape and influence the religion. Kilde argues that a primary function of church buildings is to represent and reify three different types of power: divine power, or ideas about God; personal empowerment as manifested in the individual's perceived relationship to the divine; and social power, meaning the relationships between groups such as clergy and laity. Each type intersects with notions of Christian creed, cult, and code, and is represented spatially and materially in church buildings. Kilde explores these categories chronologically, from the early church to the twentieth century. She considers the form, organization, and use of worship rooms; the location of churches; and the interaction between churches and the wider culture. Church buildings have been integral to Christianity, and Kilde's important study sheds new light on the way they impact all aspects of the religion. Neither mere witnesses to transformations of religious thought or nor simple backgrounds for religious practice, church buildings are, in Kilde's view, dynamic participants in religious change and goldmines of information on Christianity itself.


Loci Sacri

Loci Sacri
Author: Thomas Coomans
Publisher: Leuven University Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2012
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9058678423

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Sacred places are not static entities but reveal a historical dynamic. This volume explores both the cultural developments that have shaped them and their varied multidimensional levels of significance.


Ugly as Sin

Ugly as Sin
Author: M. Rose
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2009
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1933184442

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How Catholic churches are being sapped of their spiritual vitality and what you can do about it The problem with new-style churches isn't just that they're ugly they actually distort the Faith and lead Catholics away from Catholicism. So argues Michel S. Rose in these eye-opening pages, which banish forever the notion that lovers of traditional-style churches are motivated simply by taste or nostalgia. In terms that non-architects can understand (and modern architects can't dismiss!), Rose shows that far more is at stake: modern churches actually violate the three natural laws of church architecture and lead Catholics to worship, quite simply, a false god.


House of Worship

House of Worship
Author: Dominique Browning
Publisher: Assouline Books & Gifts
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2006
Genre: Photography
ISBN:

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Places of worship can inspire, evoke humility, bring together communities, or provide solace. In a richly illustrated volume of photographs featuring sacred spaces across America, House of Worship illustrates how through design a physical space becomes scared. Remarkable for an architecture that expresses spirituality, each of the structures represented in this book are notable in their design--and spirit. Included are great photographers' pictures of churches of various denominations, Buddhist temples, small chapels, mosques, and synagogues that are presented by inspiring informative texts. Featured sites include: Gethsemane Cathedral, Fargo, ND; Touro Synagogue, Newport, RI; Chuang Yen, Putnam Co., NY; First Baptist, Savannah, GA; St. Paul's, St. Croix, VI; Chapel, Windsor, FL; Marjorie Powell Allen, MO; Saint Lawrence Catholic Campus Center, Lawrence, KA; San Juan Bautista, Miami, FL; Christ Church, Cranbrook, MI; Central Synagogue, New York, NY; Summer and personal chapels: Newport, RI; Saratoga Springs, NY; Cooperatown, NY; Temple Israel Chapel, Miami, FL; Friends Meeting, Flushing, NY; Congregation B'Nai Yisrael, Armonk, NY; First Presbyterian, Greenwich, CT; First Church of Christ, Scientist, Berkeley, CA; Civic Center Synagogue, New York, NY; St. Andrew's Dune Church, Southampton, NY; Chapel of St. Ignatius, Seattle, WA; St. Patrick, Oklahoma City, OK.


The Framing of Sacred Space

The Framing of Sacred Space
Author: Jelena Bogdanovic
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2017
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0190465182

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Revised and expanded version of the author's thesis (doctoral--Princeton University, 2008) under the title: Canopies: the framing of sacred space in the Byzantine ecclesiastical tradition.


Unlocking the Church

Unlocking the Church
Author: William Hadden Whyte
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2017
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0198796153

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Unlocking the Church is the story of a revolution. The Victorians transformed how churches were understood, experienced, and built. Initially controversial, this revolution was so successful, that it has now been forgotten. Yet it still shapes our experience of church buildings and also helps make sense of what we should do with them now.


A History of the Church Through Its Buildings

A History of the Church Through Its Buildings
Author: Allan Doig
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 393
Release: 2020
Genre: Church architecture
ISBN: 0199575363

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Allan Doig explores the Christian Church through the lens of twelve particular churches, looking at their history, archaeology, and how the buildings changed over time in response to developing usage and beliefs.


Heavenly City

Heavenly City
Author: Denis Robert McNamara
Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781568545035

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This visually stunning and carefully researched book encompasses some of the most significant Catholic churches of Chicago, addressing both their architectural and theological significance. Color photographs beautifully illustrate the insightful text. It is a book suitable for those interested in local history, architectural achievement, theological awareness, or those who simply desire to glory in the visual beauty of Chicago's historic churches.