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Sacred Power, Sacred Space

An Introduction to Christian Architecture and Worship

by Jeanne Halgren Kilde

  • Hardback
  • 248 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

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Jeanne Halgren Kildes 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 individuals 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 Kildes 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, Kilde identifies church buildings as dynamic participants in religious change and goldmines of information on Christianity itself.
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  • Author

    Jeanne Halgren Kilde

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    July 2008

  • Weight

    532g

  • Page Count

    248

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780195314694

  • ISBN-10

    0195314697

  • Eden Code

    1212029

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