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God's House Is Our House: Re-imagining the Environment for Worship
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God's House Is Our House serves as a platform for rethinking the Catholic environment for worship. Father Vosko provides a theoretical foundation for building or renovating a worship space, by drawing upon biblical, theological, and ecclesiological sources as well as studies on architecture, special settings, and creative problem solving. Since Vatican II, changes have occurred in liturgical texts, music, and life-cycle rituals, especially the Eucharist. Cathedrals and churches have also been transformed, making a formative impact on the life of the church. Some say that new and renovated churches no longer feel like God's house. Others maintain that a developed understanding of liturgy requires worship settings that accommodate the ritual making of the community. The liturgical reforms that have guided Catholic, Episcopal, and Lutheran congregations over the last half-century have transformed what these denominations know about worship. Worshipers are no longer spectators, but active participants in the ritual acts that once were the sole possession of the clergy. As the liturgy is modified, church buildings are altered. Almost overnight God's house has new owners and users and, once again, is known as a house for the church. How does all such change affect the architectural style of church buildings? Here Father Vosko considers worship space dilemmas and offers practical advice. This book is for faith communities and design professionals. It addresses diverse opinions regarding the environment for worship and through photography and illustration features award-winning examples of new and renovated places of worship. |
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Pages 253
Dimensions: Length: 9.88" Width: 7.72" Height: 0.65"
Weight: 1.44 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date May 1, 2006
Publisher Liturgical Press
ISBN 0814630146
EAN 9780814630143
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 | Worship is Not a Spectator Sport Oct 21, 2006 |
Richard Vosko is the dean of American liturgical consultants, having worked with clergy, laity, and design professionals on many of the most significant new and renovated Roman Catholic churches of the past 35 years. In his new book, Vosko argues with passion and insight that church buildings should be metaphors for a church in which the baptized are obligated to participate in worship as partners and not spectators.
Not everyone will agree with this message, based as it is on the reforms established by the Second Vatican Council, and Vosko's career has not been without controversy. But few who approach this volume with an open mind will disagree that his arguments are eloquently framed, soundly based within the context of history and tradition, and that the completed projects illustrated within its pages exemplify the highest design quality.
In the first part of the book, Vosko addresses the "building blocks" of church design, including history, scripture, theology, liturgy, aesthetics, and creativity. Part Two explores the design of the principal spaces and functions required in a Catholic church, including the places of assembly, baptism, and the Eucharist, as well as the role of art and music in worship. Part Three concludes with practical guidelines on the myriad issues a building committee will encounter in planning a church project, such as working with artists, historic preservation, architectural style, and environmental concerns.
"God's House Is Our House" should be required reading for anyone planning a progressive Roman Catholic church project. All royalties from the sale of the book are to be donated to Habitat for Humanity by the author.
| | |  | The Good, The Bad and the ..... Jul 1, 2006 |
On the plus side, this book has great photos of churches which Fr. Vosko has worked on. Also good are explanations of why certain Fr. Vosko leans toward including certain features in his architectual projects.
On the minus side, it seems that there is an agenda that Fr. Vosko is promoting. What I have heard referred to as a Vatican III perspective, that the Catholic Church underwent a revolution in 1964 after Vatican II which needs to go even further.
From the theological pew I which sit in I wonder if less sacred worship spaces lead to less sacred liturgy leading to less sacred people? We need to retake some ground which was holy and has become overly secular. | | |  | Ideological screaming May 31, 2006 |
| At least several of these reviews were written by people who have not read the book and have submitted their reviews at the prompting of an ideological blog. Submitting this message requires that I rate the book - I have rated it only as 1 because I have not had an opportunity to hold the book in my hands, let alone read it. Very often these reviews are helpful and insightful - a level to which ideological screaming never rises. | | | | How to whitewash Catholic Identity. May 31, 2006 |
Hmm, let me preface my remarks by saying, I am not a Catholic.
Mr. Vosko is a one-trick pony who's only idea of 'renovating' catholic churches is to remove the pews, dismantle the high altar, and create a 'theater in the round' setting. Instead of renovation it ought to be called wreckovation.
One only need to look at the travesty of St. John's Cathedral in Milwaukee, WI.
EDIT: Fixed the spelling of 'altar'. Thank you to Mr. Williamson. | | | | Oh dear. May 31, 2006 |
That looks nothing like a church. That looks like a 1950s Russian gymnasium with a novelty gambling table in the middle of it.
The aesthetics of this book are terribly dated. They are the religious equivalent of the 'brave new vision' of all those architects who spent their careers polluting the world with multi-storey car-parks and neo-brutalist power plants.
May this madness end, and soon. | | | Write your own review about God's House Is Our House: Re-imagining the Environment for Worship
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