Utopian Architecture Beyond the Concrete : The Transcendental and the Political Dimension of Laboratories and Religious Spaces.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Preidel, Christian, author.

Contributor:

Arndt, Maria.

Series:

Religionswissenschaft ; 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious thought.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, 2025.

Language Note:

In English.

Biography/History:

Preidel Christian : Christian Preidel (Prof. Dr.) hat die Professur für Pastoraltheologie an der Universität Luzern inne.

Summary:

This scholarly work by Christian Preidel examines the interplay between architecture, religion, and social ethics, focusing on the concept of utopian architecture and its implications beyond physical structures. Drawing on practical theology, the book explores how religious spaces and social laboratories are designed to address spiritual, social, and material needs. It delves into the political and cultural dimensions of architectural design, highlighting the transformative potential of spaces to foster community engagement and spiritual awareness. The book is aimed at scholars, theologians, architects, and those interested in the intersection of religion and material culture, offering insights into how architecture can serve as both a social tool and a spiritual medium. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction to the Book

The Structure of This Book

The Structure of the Text

The Design of the Book

The Book Situated at the Margins of Practical Theology

Part I A Situated Pastoral Theology

Portraits and Handbooks

Karl Rahner and the Deformed Steel Beam at Herder

Futurology

Planning

Building

A Point of Culmination

Steel and Brick

Bent and Broken

Bonnie Miller-McLemore and Vanderbilt's Tumbleweed

Tumbleweed

Constructive Fragments

Current Projects on Embodied, Localised Thing-Theology

Attention to Details

This Habilitation as One Particular Lens

Part II The Electric Laboratory

An Introduction to a Theology of Material and Space

A Spatial Turn with Material Implications in Systematic Theology

A Spatial Turn with Material Implications in Practical Theology

Universal Service: The Cathedral of Bell Generated by AI.

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

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ISBN:

9783839473580

3839473586

OCLC:

1482823816