When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-Century America
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (954 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195179722 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jeanne Kilde's careful attention to the lived religion of worship spaces as well as to the cultural politics of space greatly advances the understanding of church architecture in the nineteenth century."--David Morgan, Valparaiso University"Jeanne Kilde's study of auditorium churches is a major contribution to the growing literature on 'reading' religious architecture as an important tool for discerning the significance of the material culture of religion in understanding broader themes in the religious, social, and cultural history of the United States."--Peter W. Williams, Miami University"Wonderfully insightful By the book's end, Kilde has enlightened us not only about architecture and interior design, but also about liturgical practice, music, theology, class, gender, power, technology, and the rise of consumer culture. In so doing, she explains much of the ecclesiastical landscape of
In the 1880s, however, profound socio-economic and technological changes in the United States contributed to the rejection of these traditions and the development of a radically new worship building, the auditorium church. These worship spaces underscored performative and entertainment aspects of the service and in so doing transformed relationships between clergy and audiences. Examining these churches and the discussions surrounding their development, Jeanne Halgren Kilde focuses on how these buildings helped congregations negotiate supernatural, social, and personal power. W
The architectural ancestors of Contemporary Christianity I sometimes despair when I encounter various individuals who either believe the Contemporary Christianity is a magnificent new revelation from God or is the bane from the pit of darkness. Rarely is anyone remotely aware of the long history behind Contemporary Christianity even though the nineteenth-century architectural legacy is still very much with us. Dr. Kilde has done a great . Richard J. Cawthon said Informative study of the origins of the "auditorium church" -- but not a comprehensive examination of the subject. A thoughtful, well written, and very informative examination of the development of the "auditorium church" in the late nineteenth century, along with some discussion of its decline and eventual resurgence in popularity in the twentieth century. Although the book is an excellent treatment of the subject, it does have, in my estimation, several weaknesses:(1.) For a book that address. MBOC said WHen CHurch Became Theatere. When Church became Theater is an excellent book covering the little discussed topic of church buildings who's interior layout is more akin to a theater than that of a "traditional"church. This phenomena, which started in the 1850s, amongst non liturgical protestant congregations, apexed in the 1880s & 1890s, only to reappear a century later, but in a stripped down and mere echo of
She is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Macalester College, and Co-director of Macalester's Lilly Project for Work, Ethics, and Vocation.. Jeanne Halgren Kilde holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota