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Worship sound spaces : architecture, acoustics and anthropology
\"Worship Sound Spaces unites specialists from architecture, acoustic engineering and the social sciences to encourage closer analysis of the sound environments within places of worship. Gathering a wide range of case studies set in Europe, Asia, North America, the Middle East, and Africa, the book presents investigations into Muslim, Christian and Hindu spaces. These diverse cultural contexts demonstrate the composite nature of designing and experiencing places of worship. Beginning with a historical overview of the three primary indicators in acoustic design of religious buildings, reverberation, intelligibility and clarity, the second part of this edited collection offers a series of field studies devoted to perception, before moving onto recent examples of restoration of the sound ambiances of former religious buildings. Written for academics and students interested in architecture, cultural heritage, acoustics, sensory studies and sound\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Faith in the Future
After an interview in Newsweek about his book Spirituality in Patient Care and his research in religion and health, Dr.Harold Koenig became the international voice on spirituality, health, and aging.In this book, Faith in the Future , he is joined by two other experts on aging and human development.
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From Synagogue to Church
The designs of synagogues and churches are acknowledged to be very alike. But the designers' procedure was confidential, and so far standard explanations have been unsatisfactory. A synagogue should express heavenly values with earthly materials. This combination was in fact expressed in numbers, for, as Plato said, they linked heaven and earth. Scripture described both the Jewish Tabernacle and Temple with a wealth of numbers. Proportions based on these numbers were used to design synagogues. Only a few Jewish documents survive, but they reveal a symbolism, which Christians sometimes repeat. The synagogue sanctuary was designed to contain the 'Holy Ark', and the mosaic floors reveal the point 'Before the Ark' for the prayers and readings. These places faced each other, with the idea that God was facing his people. The synagogue was seen as facing heaven and in church buildings Christians repeated the same proportions. This was a joint tradition among Jews and Christians. It was easy to design, was carried out secretly and accurately, and - without a computer - was extremely hard to unravel. This book, for the first time, does just that.
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From Synagogue to Church
There is evidence of a joint tradition among designers of synagogues and churches, in which Christians repeat earlier Jewish symbolism. Using rare Jewish documents, this book unravels those sacred dimensions.
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People of the Dream
It is sometimes said that the most segregated time of the week in the United States is Sunday morning. Even as workplaces and public institutions such as the military have become racially integrated, racial separation in Christian religious congregations is the norm. And yet some congregations remain stubbornly, racially mixed.People of the Dreamis the most complete study of this phenomenon ever undertaken. Author Michael Emerson explores such questions as: how do racially mixed congregations come together? How are they sustained? Who attends them, how did they get there, and what are their experiences? Engagingly written, the book enters the worlds of these congregations through national surveys and in-depth studies of those attending racially mixed churches. Data for the book was collected over seven years by the author and his research team. It includes more than 2,500 telephone interviews, hundreds of written surveys, and extensive visits to mixed-race congregations throughout the United States.
People of the Dreamargues that multiracial congregations are bridge organizations that gather and facilitate cross-racial friendships, disproportionately housing people who have substantially more racially diverse social networks than do other Americans. The book concludes that multiracial congregations and the people in them may be harbingers of racial change to come in the United States.
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Against All Odds
Religious institutions are among the most segregated
organizations in American society. This segregation has long been a
troubling issue among scholars and religious leaders alike. Despite
attempts to address this racial divide, integrated churches are
very difficult to maintain over time. Why is this so? How can
organizations incorporate separate racial, ethnic, and cultural
groups? Should they? And what are the costs and rewards for people
and groups in such organizations? Following up on Michael O.
Emerson and Christian Smith's award-winning Divided by Faith,
Against All Odds breaks new ground by exploring
the beliefs, practices, and structures which allow integrated
religious organizations to survive and thrive despite their
difficulties. Based on six in-depth ethnographies of churches and
other Christian organizations, this engaging work draws on numerous
interviews, so that readers can hear first-hand the joys and
frustrations which arise from actually experiencing racial
integration. The book gives an inside, visceral sense of what it is
like to be part of a multiracial religious organization as well as
a theoretical understanding of these experiences.
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Retired, Rehabbed, Reborn
Each year in the United States, hundreds of religious buildings and schools become vacant or underutilized as congregations and populations merge, move, or diminish. These structures are often well located, attractive, eligible for tax credits, and available for redevelopment. In this practical and innovative handbook, authors Simons, DeWine, and Ledebur have compiled a step-by-step guide to finding sustainable new uses for vacant structures. The reuse of these important buildings offers those charged with revitalizing them an opportunity to capture their embodied energy, preserve local beloved landmarks, and boost sustainability. Rehabbing presents an opportunity for developers to recoup some value from these assets. Neighbors and other stakeholders also enjoy benefits as the historic structures are retained and the urban fabric of communities is preserved.
Retired, Rehabbed, Reborn features ten in-depth case studies of adaptive reuse outcomes for religious buildings and public schools that have achieved varying degrees of success. Several case vignettes appear within various chapters to illustrate specific points. The book is a useful tool for architects, planners, developers, and others interested in reusing these important structures. In addition to covering the demographics of demand and supply for historic buildings, the authors demonstrate how to identify a worthy project and how to determine a building’s highest and best use, its market potential, and its financial feasibility, including costs and public subsidies. Finally, they address the planning process and how to time the redevelopment and repurposing of these venerable buildings.
Simons, DeWine, and Ledebur explain that while each rehab deal is unique and tricky—especially for prominent community structures that hold significant nostalgic and historical value to community stakeholders—there are identifiable patterns of successful and unsuccessful approaches, patterns that are addressed in turn throughout the redevelopment process.
As the nation moves toward a mind-set and practice of recycling, reusing, and repurposing, this unique exploration of how that applies to buildings is an essential guide for anyone interested in being part of the process as communities develop and change.
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Earth's sacred wonders. Closer to the divine
In Mali, a young Muslim helps to re-plaster the Great Mosque of Djenné, in the hope of a place in paradise. At Japan’s Nachi waterfall, a Shinto devotee undertakes a gruelling challenge to ensure the wellbeing of Japan for another year. And at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York, an Episcopal priest performs an astonishing ceremony to bring people, and their animals, closer to God.
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Earth's sacred wonders. Visions of the divine
At the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, an Orthodox Christian must deliver a miraculous holy flame into the hands of his bishop. At Boudhanath stupa in Nepal, a Buddhist painter battles the elements in honour of Buddha’s birthday. And at Lalish in Iraq, a young Yazidi woman goes in search of salvation, after being traumatized by recent conflict.
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Earth's sacred wonders. House of the divine
At Angkor Wat in Cambodia, a man who believes the temples are home to his ancestral spirits, risks his life to save them from the jungle. At Al Aqsa in Jerusalem, a young Muslim paramedic, battles his own hunger and exhaustion to help other fasting worshippers during Ramadan. And at the Shaolin Temple in China, a Buddhist warrior monk faces a test that will change the course of his life forever.
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