Spiritus loci : : a theological method for contemporary church architecture / / by Bert Daelemans, S. J. ; foreword by Professor David Brown ; afterword by Dom Frédéric Debuyst, O.S.B.

• Superior document: Studies in Religion and the Arts, Volume 9
• VerfasserIn: Daelemans, Bert,
• TeilnehmendeR: Brown, David,; Debuyst, Frédéric, 1922-2017,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in religion and the arts ; Volume 9.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (418 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; The Spirit of the Place /; Theotopy: Architecture and Theology /; Fifty Shades Of Gray: Status Quaestionis /; Synaesthetic Space: Space and Light: Approaching a Church – Approaching the Mystery /; Kerygmatic Space: Word and Image: Entering a Church – Entering the Mystery /; Eucharistic Space: Dance and Garden: Appropriating a Church – Appropriating the Mystery /; The Place of the Spirit /; Afterword /; Theses /; Glossary /; Index of Church Buildings: (1915–2015) /; A Practical Guide to Twenty Contemporary Churches /; Selected Bibliography /; Person Index /; Building Index /; Subject Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• ISBN: 9004285369
• ISSN: 1877-3192
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Bert Daelemans, S. J. ; foreword by Professor David Brown ; afterword by Dom Frédéric Debuyst, O.S.B.

In Spiritus Loci Bert Daelemans, who graduated as an architect and a theologian, provides an interdisciplinary method for the theological assessment of church architecture. Rather than a theory, this method is based on case studies of contemporary buildings (1995-2015), which are often criticized for lacking theological depth. In a threefold method, the author brings to light the ways in which architecture can be theology – or theotopy – by focusing on topoi (places) rather than logoi (words). Churches reveal our relationship with God by engaging our body, mind, and community. This method proves relevant not only for the way we perceive these buildings, but also for the way we use them, especially in our prophetic engagement for a better world.