Glorious temples or Babylonic whores : the culture of church building in Stuart England through the lens of consecration sermons / by Anne-Françoise Morel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morel, Anne-Françoise, author.

Series:

Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 300.

Brill's studies in intellectual history ; volume 300

Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; volume 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of England--History.

Church of England.

History.

Church architecture--England--Sermons--History and criticism.

Church architecture.

Anglican church buildings--England--Sermons--History and criticism.

Anglican church buildings.

Church dedication sermons.

Architecture and society--England--History--16th century.

Architecture and society.

Architecture and society--England--History--17th century.

Sermons.

England.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xvii, 479 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Summary:

"In 'Glorious Temples or Babylonic Whores' Anne-Françoise Morel offers an account of the intellectual and cultural history of places of worship in Stuart England. Official documents issued by the Church of England rarely addressed issues regarding the status, function, use, and design of churches; but consecration sermons turn time and again to the conditions and qualities befitting a place of worship in Post-Reformation England. Placing the church building directly in the midst of the heated discussions on the polity and ceremonies of the Church of England, this book recovers a vital lost area of architectural discourse. It demonstrates that the religious principles of church building were enhanced by, and contributed to, scientific developments in fields outside the realm of religion, such as epistemology, theory of sense perception, aesthetics, rhetoric, antiquarianism, and architecture."--Back cover.

Contents:

Introduction : The glorious Jerusalem and the Harlot Babylon

What? How? Why? : Church consecration in England 1549-1715, an unestablished ceremony

Preaching in and on 'the temple' : Types and models for church building

The spirit of holiness

Sense perception and the performativity of architecture

The culture of church building at the crossroads of history, theology, and architecture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-469) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Morel, Anne-Françoise, author. Glorious temples or Babylonic whores

ISBN:

9789004385283

9004385282

OCLC:

1089574653