September 19, 2022
“Architecture is the constructed form of thought, and church architecture is the constructed form of theology.”
Dennis McNamara joins the show to give a crash course on the fundamental principles of Catholic church architecture, making the case for classical architecture as the method that modern religious architects should adopt.
McNamara is an associate professor and executive director of the Center for Beauty and Culture at Benedictine University, an architectural consultant, and the author of several books on architecture.
Topics include:
- A Biblical Vision for Church Architecture
- Church architecture as part of the liturgical ritual
- The church building is a “sacrament” of the glorified mystical body of Christ and the vision of the heavenly Jerusalem
- The Importance of Temples
- How Liturgical Art Communicates Glorious Reality
- How classical architecture makes visible the invisible forces of nature
- The difference between liturgical images and devotional images
link
The Spirit of Catholic Architecture and Liturgy
https://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Church-Architecture-Spirit-Liturgy/dp/1595250271
https://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Churches-ecclesiastical-architecture/dp/1408128365
Men of the liturgy https://www.liturgyguys.com
Benedictine University Center for Beauty and Culture
https://www.benedictine.edu/academics/centers/beauty-culture/index
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