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ChurchScape

Megachurches and the Iconography of Environment

By: Susan Bratton

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ChurchScape

Megachurches and the Iconography of Environment

By: Susan Bratton

Buildings and landscapes are as much a part of the Christian church as its creeds--reflecting the faith and proclaiming God. The architecture of the church's structures and the curating of its grounds are unique windows into the church's history and the shape of its theological commitments. Birthed in the iconoclastic spirit of the Reformation, the scapes of Protestant churches have experienced massive shifts in design and scope. From humble beginnings--small buildings and cemeteries--churches today can occupy thousands of square feet across hundreds of acres. The modern megachurch, with its extensive campuses, parking lots, and sprawling lawns, has changed how we think about the church and its spaces. Form follows function, and theology is in both. The shifts in scale, style, and symbol within the church's common spaces reflect changes in ecclesial priorities, even as they form the theological imagination in new ways. In ChurchScape, Susan Bratton chronicles the story of the Protestant church's transformation of landscape and building. Citing the influence of college campuses on megachurch architecture, Bratton examines the features that are a part of many megachurch complexes, including waterscapes, iconography, and outdoor art. Taking readers on a cross-country journey to over two hundred churches, Bratton traces the movement from the small parish building of the nineteenth century to the extensive complexes that form today's churchscapes. As she moves from church to church, Bratton describes how all the church's spaces--buildings, greens, gardens, and gateways--together shape its practices, name its beliefs, and form its life together. Bratton's work offers the first historical and theological analysis for the megachurch and its physical planners and planters. She demands that all of us look with new eyes at the ways the church may be an innovator without being disruptive, a place of community without becoming exclusive, and a site of abundance without decadence. The church-in-place must consider how its scapes and spaces reflect its sacred life.

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448

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1481303856

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9781481303859

Religion and the Environment

An Introduction

By: Susan Power Bratton

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Religion and the Environment

An Introduction

By: Susan Power Bratton

How does religion relate to our global environment? Religion and the Environment provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to this controversial question by covering the following important themes: the religion-environment interface pre- and post-industrial religious practices related to resource extraction and the rise of the Anthropocene an analysis of religious response to the impacts of contemporary industrialization, globalization, and urbanization religious thought, leadership, policy formation, and grassroots activism relative to the environment. Religion and the Environment will offer students and general readers a sophisticated yet accessible exploration of the relationship between religion and the environment, through case studies ranging from climate change to the impacts of warfare. This engaging book will be an excellent addition to introductory courses and those approaching the topic for the first time.

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400

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Routledge

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1351334336

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9781351334334

Six Billion and More

Human Population Regulation and Christian Ethics

By: Susan Bratton

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Six Billion and More

Human Population Regulation and Christian Ethics

By: Susan Bratton

Drawing on information from demographers, economists, ecologists, and sociologists, Bratton argues that individuals should use Christian values when dealing with the regulation of human population. "Theological groundwork for developing a Christian contraceptive ethos".--Carol Benson Holst, Ministry for Population Concerns.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664251862

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9780664251864

Six Billion and More

Human Population Regulation and Christian Ethics

By: Susan Bratton

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Human Population Regulation and Christian Ethics

By: Susan Bratton

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ChurchScape

ChurchScape

Religion and the Environment

Religion and the Environment

Six Billion and More

Six Billion and More

Six Billion and More

Six Billion and More

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