Building from Belief: Advance, Retreat, and Compromise in the Remaking of Catholic Church Architecture

by Michael E. DeSanctis and Donald W. Trautman

Book Overview

Imagine what Sundays in a parish could be if worshiping communities are assured that the liturgy in their spaces might be a foretaste of the heavenly liturgy. Or what town-hall meetings could also be in a place where parish committees are inspired to know that they can be the instruments of truth and beauty. The essays in Building from Belief focus on Catholic church architecture and invite those who are involved in the creation of worship space to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814627552
• ISBN13: 9780814627556
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.9" x 9.9"