Offene Enden : neue soziale Formen im kirchlichen Kontext / herausgeber: Jürgen Willinghöfer

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Willinghöfer, Jürgen, editor.

Language:

German

Subjects (All):

Church buildings--Secular use.

Church buildings--Remodeling for other use.

Church buildings.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Berlin : ȷovis Verlag, [2026]

Summary:

"Currently, the two largest Christian communities in Germany find themselves in a far-reaching process of disintegration, one that is not imposed from outside. Instead, the faithful themselves are leaving the churches of their own free will. They are voting with their feet, possibly bringing about the demise of Germany’s largest cultural associations. This erosion is attributable to institutional realities rather than to lived religious experience. It therefore appears imaginable that Christian principles will soon be reconceived and practiced in new ways in the central buildings of our cities and villages. Offene Enden (Open Ends) investigates the new and to some extent hybrid programs for sacred buildings that were hitherto exclusively devoted to religious functions. Are we witnessing the beginnings of a different type of church, one no longer based solely on membership, but instead on the involvement of a variety of individuals over time?"-- De Gruyter Brill

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed June 10, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Offene Enden

ISBN:

9783986122041

3986122044

OCLC:

1536144285

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license