The Suburban Church : Modernism and Community in Postwar America /

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"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buggeln, Gretchen Townsend (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Suburban churches.
Protestant church buildings.
Midcentury modern (Architecture)
Architecture and society.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology of Religion.
ARCHITECTURE > History > Contemporary (1945- )
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Religious.
Modernisme du milieu du siecle (Architecture) > Midwest (États-Unis)
Architecture et societe > Midwest (États-Unis) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Églises protestantes (Édifices) > Midwest (États-Unis) > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Midcentury modern (Architecture) > Middle West.
Suburban churches > Middle West.
Architecture and society > Middle West > History > 20th century.
Protestant church buildings > Middle West > History > 20th century.
Middle West.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 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, Composed at International Conference on Architecture and the Church, Composed at International Conference on Architecture and the Church, Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches, Château de Bossey, Bogis-Bossy, Switzerland, 1959
  • Appendix C: Working List of Stade Churches and Religious Buildings
  • Appendix D: List of Churches by Edward Dart
  • Appendix E: List of Churches by Edward Anders Sövik, 1949-70
  • Notes
  • Sources for Research
  • Index.

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