Territories of faith : religion, urban planning and demographic change in post-war Europe / Sven Sterken, Eva Weyns, eds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sterken, Sven, 1975- editor.

Weyns, Eva, editor.

Series:

KADOC studies on religion, culture, and society ; 30.

KADOC-Studies on Religion, Culture and Society ; 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church buildings--Europe--History--20th century.

Church buildings.

Religion and sociology--Europe--History--20th century.

Religion and sociology.

City planning--Europe--History--20th century.

City planning.

Europe--Church history--20th century.

Europe.

Genre:

Church history.

History.

Physical Description:

362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leuven (Belgium) : Leuven University Press, [2022]

Summary:

In the 1950s and 1960s, thousands of churches were built across Europe in an attempt to keep up with the continent's rapid urbanisation. This book addresses the immense effort related to the planning, financing, and construction of this new religious infrastructure. Going beyond aspects of style and liturgy, and transcending a focus on particular architects or regions, this volume considers church building at the crossroads of pastoral theology, religious sociology, and urban planning. Presenting the rich palette of strategies and methods deployed by congregations, dioceses, government bodies, and private patrons in their attempt to secure a religious presence in the rapidly modernising world, 'Territories of Faith' offers a broad view of the practice of religion and its material expression in the fast-evolving (sub)urban landscapes of post-war Europe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

British Library not licensed to copy 0.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9789462703094

9462703094

OCLC:

1295148262