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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459804503321

Autore

Daelemans Bert

Titolo

Spiritus loci : a theological method for contemporary church architecture / / by Bert Daelemans, S. J. ; foreword by Professor David Brown ; afterword by Dom Frédéric Debuyst, O.S.B

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands : , : Koninklijke Brill, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

90-04-28536-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 p.)

Collana

Studies in Religion and the Arts, , 1877-3192 ; ; Volume 9

Disciplina

246/.9

Soggetti

Church architecture

Symbolism in architecture

Theology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- The Spirit of the Place / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Theotopy: Architecture and Theology / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Fifty Shades Of Gray: Status Quaestionis / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Synaesthetic Space: Space and Light: Approaching a Church – Approaching the Mystery / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Kerygmatic Space: Word and Image: Entering a Church – Entering the Mystery / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Eucharistic Space: Dance and Garden: Appropriating a Church – Appropriating the Mystery / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- The Place of the Spirit / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Afterword / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Theses / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Glossary / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Index of Church Buildings: (1915–2015) / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- A Practical Guide to Twenty Contemporary Churches / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Selected Bibliography / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Person Index / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Building Index / Bert Daelemans S.J. -- Subject Index / Bert Daelemans S.J..

Sommario/riassunto

In Spiritus Loci Bert Daelemans, who graduated as an architect and a theologian, provides an interdisciplinary method for the theological assessment of church architecture. Rather than a theory, this method is



based on case studies of contemporary buildings (1995-2015), which are often criticized for lacking theological depth. In a threefold method, the author brings to light the ways in which architecture can be theology – or theotopy – by focusing on topoi (places) rather than logoi (words). Churches reveal our relationship with God by engaging our body, mind, and community. This method proves relevant not only for the way we perceive these buildings, but also for the way we use them, especially in our prophetic engagement for a better world.