Architecture in worship: the Christian place of worship
Subtitle: a sketch of the relationships between the theology of worship and the architectural conception of Christian churches from the beginnings to our day.
By: With an essay by Karl Barth: The architectural problem of Protestant places of worship. 45 original drawings by R. Schaffert. Translated by Odette and Donald Elliott
Publisher: Westminster Press
Published: 1965
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 96
Copyright date: 1965
Subjects: Church architecture; Architecture and religion; Christian art and symbolism
Notes: Translation of Liturgie et architecture

Bibliographical footnotes
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Pagan worship ; Natural religion; title: Jewish worship ; The Old Testament revelation; title: The worship of the primitive Christian church ; The New Testament; title: The Christian sanctuary in the first three centuries; title: The triumphant church : from the peace of the church (Constantine 313) to the Middle Ages; title: The Renaissance, the Reformation and Counter-Reformation; title: The modern period; title: Karl Barth : "The architectural problem of Protestant places of worship"; title: Appendix 1 : The place for sacraments in a Christian community, according to Calvin; title: Appendix 2 : Instructions for building a place of worship