Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Sacred Spaces

The drive to separate the mundane from the sacred, to form places for special events, in order to try and control what might otherwise be seen as random commenced with the dawn of man and has never left us. Beginnings with cave paintings to moving heavy stones from the landscape. Congregating to study the hunt or separating an area used to honor the dead, we have always separated a special space for hierarchial events.


During mediaeval times, great cathedrals took decades to build and whole townships. Wood was used widely, but with no electricity and the use of candles, many churches burnt down. They started building with stone, but would not pass code if built today. Glass used to allow daylight to come in and pronounce the choir area. Every town in Europe and the Middle East has it’s own church or cathdral. In many towns, it was in the center and the town was built around the church. Today, we are reconsidering the past church building practices. We build with sustainibilty in mind also expressing the congregations values. The stewardship of the built church is still an offering to God.

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