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The suburban church : modernism and community in postwar America

After World War II, America's religious denominations spent billions on church architecture as they spread into the suburbs. In this richly illustrated history of midcentury modern churches in the Midwest, Gretchen Buggeln shows how architects and suburban congregations joined forces to work ou...

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Main Author: Buggeln, Gretchen Townsend (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press , 2016-2015
Series:Architecture, landscape, and American culture series
Online Access:http://kunst.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/upso-ebooks-art/dx.doi.org/10.5749/minnesota/9780816694952.001.0001
Author Notes:Gretchen Buggeln
E-Book Packages:Oxford University Press : Minnesota Scholarship Online / Architecture
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Summary:After World War II, America's religious denominations spent billions on church architecture as they spread into the suburbs. In this richly illustrated history of midcentury modern churches in the Midwest, Gretchen Buggeln shows how architects and suburban congregations joined forces to work out a vision of how modernist churches might help reinvigorate Protestant worship and community.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2015.. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
ISBN:9781452953557