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| Author | : Sonny Seals |
| Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2016 |
| Genre | : Church buildings |
| ISBN | : 9780820349350 |
Forty-seven early houses of worship from all areas of the state. Nearly three hundred stunning color photographs capture the simple elegance of these sanctuaries and their surrounding grounds and cemeteries.
| Author | : Michael Kerrigan |
| Publisher | : Amber Books |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2020-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781782749837 |
From early basilicas to medieval cathedrals, from churches in rural Africa to today's award-winning designs, this stunning volume reveals the different approaches to faith across the centuries, shifting architectural styles, and the effect of history on Christianity. Encompassing various Christian beliefs, from Catholic and Protestant to Baptist and Calvinist, the buildings include stone and wooden structures; ones that have been knocked down and rebuilt, or even moved from one location to another; and churches cut into rock.
| Author | : Ellis L. Derry |
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| Release | : 1994-01-01 |
| Genre | : Church buildings |
| ISBN | : 9780834975392 |
| Author | : Alan Richard Sweeten |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 441 |
| Release | : 2019-12-16 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9004416188 |
China’s Old Churches, by Alan Sweeten, surveys the history of Catholicism in China (1600 to the present) as reflected by the location, style, and details of sacred structures in three crucial areas of north China. Closely examined are the most famous and important churches in the urban settings of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as lesser-known ones in rural Hebei Province. Missionaries built Western-looking churches to make a broad religious statement important to themselves and Chinese worshippers. Non-Catholics, however, tended to see churches as sociopolitically foreign and culturally invasive. The physical-visual impact of church buildings is significant. Today, restored old churches and new sacred structures are still mostly of Western style, but often include a sacred grotto dedicated to Our Lady of China--a growing number of Catholics supporting Marian-centered activities.
| Author | : David Cannadine |
| Publisher | : Studies in British Art |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| Genre | : ARCHITECTURE |
| ISBN | : 9781913107024 |
A comprehensive and authoritative history that explores the significance of one of the most famous buildings and institutions in England Westminster Abbey was one of the most powerful churches in Catholic Christendom before transforming into a Protestant icon of British national and imperial identity. Celebrating the 750th anniversary of the consecration of the current Abbey church building, this book features engaging essays by a group of distinguished scholars that focus on different, yet often overlapping, aspects of the Abbey's history: its architecture and monuments; its Catholic monks and Protestant clergy; its place in religious and political revolutions; its relationship to the monarchy and royal court; its estates and educational endeavors; its congregations; and its tourists. Clearly written and wide-ranging in scope, this generously illustrated volume is a fascinating exploration of Westminster Abbey's thousand-year history and its meaning, significance, and impact within society both in Britain and beyond. Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art in association with the Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of St Peter Westminster (Westminster Abbey)/Distributed by Yale University Press
| Author | : Michael Peppard |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 343 |
| Release | : 2016-01-26 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0300216513 |
Michael Peppard provides a historical and theological reassessment of the oldest Christian building ever discovered, the third-century house-church at Dura-Europos. Contrary to commonly held assumptions about Christian initiation, Peppard contends that rituals here did not primarily embody notions of death and resurrection. Rather, he portrays the motifs of the church’s wall paintings as those of empowerment, healing, marriage, and incarnation, while boldly reidentifying the figure of a woman formerly believed to be a repentant sinner as the Virgin Mary. This richly illustrated volume is a breakthrough work that enhances our understanding of early Christianity at the nexus of Bible, art, and ritual.
| Author | : Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
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| Genre | : Mormon Church |
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| Author | : Sue Dobson |
| Publisher | : Icon Books |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 2017-11-02 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1785782843 |
Cathedrals and great churches are among the most iconic sights of the world's towns and cities. Visible from miles around, the cathedrals of Canterbury, St Paul's, Chartres and St Stephen's in Vienna dominate their skylines. Others surprise by their statistics: Salisbury has Britain's tallest spire, Wells the largest display of medieval sculptures in the world, while King's College Chapel in Cambridge boasts the largest fan vaulting in existence. Not all are ancient: Dresden's reconstructed Frauenkirche opened in 2005 and Gaudi's masterpiece in Barcelona is still under construction. Award-winning travel writer Sue Dobson gives us a highly personal tour of their highlights.
| Author | : Frank Graziano |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 452 |
| Release | : 2019-04-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0190663502 |
This interpretive guide combines history and ethnography to represent living traditions at the adobe and stone churches of New Mexico. Each chapter treats a particular church or group of churches and includes photographs, practical information for visitors, and context pertinent to current understanding. Frank Graziano provides unprecedented coverage of the churches by combining his extensive fieldwork with research in archives and previous scholarship. The book is written in an engaging narrative prose that brings the reader inside of congregations in Indian and Hispanic villages. The focus is less on church buildings than on people in relation to churches -- parishioners, caretakers, priests, restorers -- and on the author's experiences researching among them.
| Author | : Allan Doig |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 393 |
| Release | : 2020 |
| Genre | : Church architecture |
| ISBN | : 0199575363 |
Allan Doig explores the Christian Church through the lens of twelve particular churches, looking at their history, archaeology, and how the buildings changed over time in response to developing usage and beliefs.
