'A Serious House on Serious Earth': Towards an Understanding of the Church of England's Inheritance of Buildings
The Church of England is blessed with an extraordinary inheritance of church buildings. However, this inheritance, particularly in rural contexts, is increasingly being viewed as a financial millstone and encumbrance to mission. This article takes issue with the largely functional' understandi...
| Published in: | Journal of Anglican studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2018]
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Journal of Anglican studies
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church NBP Sacramentology; sacraments RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
David Brown
B Church Architecture B Robin Gill B rural church B Church of England B Mission B Durham B Heritage B Sacraments |
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| Summary: | The Church of England is blessed with an extraordinary inheritance of church buildings. However, this inheritance, particularly in rural contexts, is increasingly being viewed as a financial millstone and encumbrance to mission. This article takes issue with the largely functional' understanding of church buildings which is common place in the Church of England. It will argue that there needs to be a rediscovery of the symbolic and sacramental power of buildings. By reasserting the sacramental and symbolic power of church buildings we can come again to recognize how all church buildings - and not just those blessed with a great history or soaring architecture - exist in part to articulate the ongoing presence and activity of God in creation. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5278 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Anglican studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S1740355318000037 |