Kilde, Sacred Power, Sacred Space

Comments on: Jeanne Halgren Kilde, Sacred Power, Sacred Space: An Introduction to Christian Architecture and Worship (Oxford University Press, 2008).

Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Church Buildings in England before Christopher Wren

Saint John’s Abbey Church, Collegeville, Minnesota (1953-61)

The Karlskirche, Vienna (1716-1737)

Fischer von Erlach’s Church of Saint Charles, the Karlskirche, reflects the architect’s understanding of history — that is, of universal … More

17th-century churches in the U.S.

Each of the earliest colonial denominations has a typical building still standing from the seventeenth century: Spanish missions in the Southwest, … More

Upjohn’s Rural Architecture and Carpenter Gothic

During the nineteenth century, new churches sprang up following settlement and population growth. These included Episcopal congregations, which frequently preferred … More