{"product_id":"sacred-power-sacred-space-an-introduction-to-christian-architecture-and-worship-paperback","title":"Sacred Power, Sacred Space: An Introduction to Christian Architecture and Worship - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeanne Halgren Kilde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeanne Halgren Kilde's 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 individual's 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKilde 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChurch buildings have been integral to Christianity, and Kilde's 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, church buildings are, in Kilde's view, dynamic participants in religious change and goldmines of information on Christianity itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeanne Halgren Kilde\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eWhen Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-Century America\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the Director of the Religious Studies Program at the University of Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42562656239712,"sku":"9780195336061","price":111.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/MmJYRkZueGQyekxpTVIyb3JteHNTQT09.webp?v=1770360926","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/sacred-power-sacred-space-an-introduction-to-christian-architecture-and-worship-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}