The suburban church : modernism and community in postwar America /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Buggeln, Gretchen Townsend (συγγραφέας.)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2015]
• Σειρά: Architecture, landscape, and American culture series
• Θέματα: Εκκλησιαστική αρχιτεκτονική > Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής > Ιστορία > 20ός αιώνας.; Αρχιτεκτονική και κοινωνία > Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής > Ιστορία > 20ός αιώνας; Αρχιτεκτονική, Μοντέρνα > Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής

"After World War II, America's religious denominations spent billions on church architecture as they spread into the suburbs. In this richly illustrated history of midcentury modern churches in the Midwest, Gretchen Buggeln shows how architects and suburban congregations joined forces to w...

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• Machine generated contents note: ContentsAcknowledgments
• Introduction. New Times, New Architecture: Making a Place for Religion in Postwar Suburbia
• 1. The Modern Church Movement
• 2. The "Form-Givers" of Suburban Religion: Three Midwestern Architects
• 3. From Dream to Dedication: The Shared Work of Church Building
• 4. The A-frame Church: Symbol of an Era
• 5. The Suburban Sanctuary: A House for the Worshipping Community
• 6. Living and Learning as a Suburban Church Family: Modern Spaces for Education and Fellowship
• 7. Religion, Architecture, and Community in the Celebrated Suburb of Park Forest, Illinois
• 8. The Afterlife of the Postwar Suburban Church
• Appendix A: National Council of Churches of Christ List of Eighteen "Outstanding" New Churches, 1956
• Appendix B: Statement on Architecture and the Church, International Conference on Architecture and the Church, Bossy, Switzerland, 1959
• Appendix C: Working List of Stade Churches and Religious Buildings
• Appendix D: List of Dart Churches
• Appendix E: List of Sovik Churches 1949-70
• Notes
• Sources for Research
• Index.