Church Architecture: Building and Renovating for Christian WorshipNew edition for congregations planning to build or renew their church facilities. Now includes elements, which have become prominent in recent times including the use of visuals, electronic instruments, and the need for flexible space to accommodate the various configurations and multiple uses to which church space is put. |
Contents
Preface | 9 |
A Place for the Community of Faith | 15 |
A Place for the Service of the Word | 38 |
Copyright | |
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Church Architecture: Building and Renovating for Christian Worship James F. White,Susan J. White No preview available - 1998 |
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actions allow altar-table architect architectural arrangement baptism body bread celebrated chair changes chapel choir Christ Christian community Christian worship church building communion concern congregation consideration considered demands denominations designed desirable entire especially essential experience face faith floor font Frequently front function furnishings gathering give God's hand hear human important individual involved less light liturgical Lord's Supper major marriage means move movement necessary objects offering organ participation person pews pipe organ planning pool possible practice prayer preaching preparation present presider problems procession Protestant pulpit reading recent renovating require responsibility rites role Roman Catholic sacraments seating seen sense serve shape side simply singing sometimes sound space stand symbols tion tradition usually various visual walls wedding whole wine worship space