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Autore |
Torgerson Mark Allen |
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Greening spaces for worship and ministry : congregations, their buildings, and creation care / / Mark A. Torgerson ; foreword by Warren Stone |
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Herndon, Virginia : , : The Alban Institute, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (359 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nature - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Human ecology - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Christian stewardship |
Church buildings - Design and construction |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgments; God, Humanity, and the Earth: Interconnected and Interdependent; Cultivating Creation Care Consciousness; Green Synagogue and Church Building as Creation Care; Models for Creation Care Building and Renovation; The Land We Occupy; The Buildings We Use; The Interior Environments in Which We Live; Creation Care in Motion; Websites for Creation Care Resources; Church and Synagogue Design as Creation Care: Building Contrast Table; Notes; Glossary; Selected and Annotated Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry is a comprehensive guide. The book provides a rationale, strategies, and resources for fulfilling environmental stewardship through the land and buildings of Christian and Jewish congregations. New construction, renovation, and historic preservation projects are addressed. Site development, material choices, energy generation and consumption, water use, interior air quality, green cleaning programs, and beauty are discussed. Ten congregations from across the United States and Canada are featured as e |
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