How The Architectural Setting For Worship Forms Our Faith

Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

Every liturgical space reflects the theological commitments of its designers. Every time a liturgical space is used, those ideals shape the experience of those who worship within it. Space for worship must be designed with concern for the theological and liturgical commitments of a given worshiping community.

In the valley of the Mohawk River in upstate New York stand two churches built just before the Revolutionary War. Both were built by German immigrants, both were built with the same...

 

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