Buildings, Faith, and Worship
Title | Buildings, Faith, and Worship PDF eBook |
Author | Nigel Yates |
Publisher | |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780198270133 |
This book discusses the liturgical arrangement of Anglican churches in the period between the Reformation and the Oxford Movement, challenging many widely held assumptions and prejudices. A revised edition of a classic work, this volume offers a new Foreword and Appendix, and an updated Index and bibliography.
Sacred Power, Sacred Space
Title | Sacred Power, Sacred Space PDF eBook |
Author | Jeanne Halgren Kilde |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2008-07-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199718105 |
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.
Building Faith
Title | Building Faith PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Brenneman |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2020-06-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0190883464 |
The social sciences have mostly ignored the role of physical buildings in shaping the social fabric of communities and groups. Although the emerging field of the sociology of architecture has started to pay attention to physical structures, Brenneman and Miller are the first to combine the light of sociological theory and the empirical method in order to understand the impact of physical structures on religious groups that build, transform, and maintain them. Religious buildings not only reflect the groups that build them or use them; these physical structures actually shape and change those who gather and worship there. Religious buildings are all around us. From Wall Street to Main Street, from sublime and historic cathedrals to humble converted storefronts, these buildings shape the global religious landscape, "building faith" among those who worship in them while providing a testament to the shape and duration of the faith of those who built them and those who maintain them. Building Faith explores the social impact of religious buildings in places as diverse as a Chicago suburb and a Guatemalan indigenous Mayan village, all the while asking the questions, "How does space shape community?" and "How do communities shape the spaces that speak for them?"
When Church Became Theatre
Title | When Church Became Theatre PDF eBook |
Author | Jeanne Halgren Kilde |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780195179729 |
In the 1880s, socio-economic and technological changes in the United States contributed to the rejection of Christian architectural traditions and the development of the radically new auditorium church. Jeanne Kilde links this shift in evangelical Protestant architecture to changes in worship style and religious mission.
Hymns for Family Worship
Title | Hymns for Family Worship PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Demme |
Publisher | |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2017-06-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781545051979 |
This collection of 100 classic hymns includes the lyrics, the score, and the guitar chords. Each sacred song is also accompanied with the inspiring history of the words and tune.
A Bigger Table
Title | A Bigger Table PDF eBook |
Author | John Pavlovitz |
Publisher | Westminster John Knox Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2017-09-22 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1611648254 |
No one likes to eat alone; to approach a table filled with people, only to be told that despite the open chairs there isn't room for you. The rejection stings. It leaves a mark. Yet this is exactly what the church has been saying to far too many people for far too long: “You're not welcome here. Find someplace else to sit.†How can we extend unconditional welcome and acceptance in a world increasingly marked by bigotry, fear, and exclusion? Pastor John Pavlovitz invites readers to join him on the journey to findâ€"or buildâ€"a church that is big enough for everyone. He speaks clearly into the heart of the issues the Christian community has been earnestly wrestling with: LGBT inclusion, gender equality, racial tensions, and global concerns. A Bigger Table: Building Messy, Authentic, Hopeful Spiritual Community asks if organized Christianity can find a new way of faithfully continuing the work Jesus began two thousand years ago, where everyone gets a seat. Pavlovitz shares moving personal stories and his careful observations as a pastor to set the table for a new, more loving conversation on these and other important matters of faith. He invites us to build the bigger table Jesus imagined, practicing radical hospitality, total authenticity, messy diversity, and agenda-free community.
The Church Building as a Sacred Place
Title | The Church Building as a Sacred Place PDF eBook |
Author | Duncan Stroik |
Publisher | Liturgy Training Publications |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1595250379 |
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.