1st Edition

Theology in Built Environments Exploring Religion, Architecture and Design

Edited By Sigurd Bergmann Copyright 2009
314 Pages
by Routledge

314 Pages
by Routledge

314 Pages
by Routledge

Built space is both a physical entity as well as a socially and historically constructed place. It constantly interacts with human beings, affecting their behavior, thinking, and feeling. Doing religious work in a particular environment implies acknowledging the surroundings to be integral to theology itself. The contributors to this volume view buildings, scriptures, conversations, prayers,... Read more
PREFACE, GOD?S HERE AND NOW IN BUILT ENVIRONMENTS, ARTISTIC GENEROSITY, HUMILITY AND EXPRESSION, THEOLOGY, AESTHETICS, AND THE GOTHIC SPACE, TRENDS IN CONTEMPORARY SACRED ARCHITECTURE, “SYMBOLKIRCHEN”, THE CONVERSION OF ST. MAXIMIN IN TRIER, SPATIALITY, PRACTICE AND MEANING, A SPIRITUAL CITY, THE WAY OF CHRIST – THE WAY OF DAO, SPATIAL DESIGN WITH GLASS, TRANSFIGURING REALITY, ARCHITECTURE FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP, REGARDING THE RELATION BETWEEN CHURCH AND ARCHITECTURE, LESS IS MORE?, CAN CHURCHES FLY?, LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

Biography

Sigurd Bergmann