Abstract
The present explorative documentary study focuses on cultural architecture in order to highlight the aspects that Catholic religious architecture can bring not only to its own faiths, but also to the world and to the world at large archituctre can bring not only to its own faiths, but to the world and to society as a whole.
and to the world and society in general in which it is written. The subject is rich not only because of
the multitude of examples throughout history, but also for the complexity of the
by the significant complexity that it must represent for the believers involved in it. This is all the more true when the church-building, an evi
The church building, which is an evident sign of a con vic tion that has been developed and built from generation to generation by the community of believers united in assembly, and is called to be a symbol and "sacrament" for the people and the place where the church is built.
and the place where it is found; it is a constructed epiphany of God's action in the life of beings.
of God in the life of human beings and society in general.
and to the world and society in general in which it is written. The subject is rich not only because of
the multitude of examples throughout history, but also for the complexity of the
by the significant complexity that it must represent for the believers involved in it. This is all the more true when the church-building, an evi
The church building, which is an evident sign of a con vic tion that has been developed and built from generation to generation by the community of believers united in assembly, and is called to be a symbol and "sacrament" for the people and the place where the church is built.
and the place where it is found; it is a constructed epiphany of God's action in the life of beings.
of God in the life of human beings and society in general.
Translated title of the contribution | Epiphany in religious architecture |
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Original language | Spanish |
Article number | 5 |
Pages (from-to) | 121 |
Number of pages | 132 |
Journal | Revista de Artes y Humanidades UNICA |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |