Sacred Power, Sacred Space An Introduction to Christian Architecture and Worship

Name: Sacred Power, Sacred Space An Introduction to Christian Architecture and Worship
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ISBN: 9780195336061

ISBN-10: 0195336062

ISBN-13: 9780195336061

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jeanne Halgren Kilde

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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…

Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/21/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 9.02" wide x 5.98" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Illustrations



A Method for Thinking about Power Dynamics in Christian Space



Early Christian Meeting Space in the Roman Empire



Imperial Power in Constantinian and Byzantine Churches



From Abbey to Great Church, Fortress to Heavenly City



Transformations of the Renaissance and Reformation



Formalism and Non- or Antiformalism in Worship and Architecture



Historicism, Modernism, and Space



Concluding Observations


Notes


Glossary of Architectural Terms


Index