Jeanne Halgren Kilde holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota. She is currently Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Macalester College, and Co-director of Macalester's Lilly Project for Work, Ethics, and Vocation.
"Kilde's careful and thorough research in published and unpublished
congregational denomnational , and architectural records
successfully engages architectural history, religious studies, and
social and cultural history, and this book will be beneficial to
scholars in many disciplines."--The Journal of Religion
"Jeanne Halgren Kilde's impressive new book is a Rosetta stone for
an undervalued genre of American ecclesiastical architecture.
Kilde's work adds complexity to our understanding of both American
religious architecture and American religious history."--Journal of
the Society of Architectural Historians
"This is a very significant book for at least three disciplines:
architectural history, church history, and liturgical
studies....Kilde shows how changing concepts about the function of
worship produced major changes in the design of church buildings, a
process which has continued to the present. In so doing, she
explains much of the ecclesiastical landscape of America."--James
F. White, Drew University
"This original and impressive book demonstrates how relevant the
history of religious architecture can be for the study of American
history. Jeanne Kilde's careful attention to the lived religion of
worship spaces as well as to the cultural politics of space greatly
advances the understanding of church architecture in the nineteenth
century."--David Morgan, Valparaiso University
"Jeanne Kilde's study of auditorium churches is a major
contribution to the growing literature on 'reading' religious
architecture as an important tool for discerning the significance
of the material culture of religion in understanding broader themes
in the religious, social, and cultural history of the United
States."--Peter W. Williams, Miami University
"Wonderfully insightful By the book's end, Kilde has enlightened us
not only about architecture and interior design, but also about
liturgical practice, music, theology, class, gender, power,
technology, and the rise of consumer culture. It is hard to convey,
in a short review, just how rich this book is." -- Journal of
Presbyterian History
"Reading architectural space is a highly rewarding enterprise, and
one stands in awe of the author's ability to explore nonwritten
texts so creatively. By skillfully chronicling the movement from
one church type to another and linking this transformation to the
social and cultural concerns of American evangelism, this book not
only enriches our understanding of American religious history but
also brings what was peripheral to center stage, illuminating
old
questions and opening up new ones."--Worship
"Kilde's work will be of interest to religion scholars examining
the relationship between faith and culture, historians who seek to
understand the evolution of evangelical Christianity in the
nineteenth century, architecture scholars desiring to understand
the genesis of auditorium/theater-type spaces in relation to
Christian worship, and all who seek to understand the presence and
impulses of evangelical Christians today who construct ever more
sophisticated
auditorium spaces for their ministries."--Journal of the American
Academy of Religion
"When Church Became Theatre expands, synthesizes, and enriches the
narrative of both American religious history and American
architectural history, which will enlighten professional and
amateur scholars alike."-- Religious Studies Review
"Kilde's work will be of interest to religion scholars examining
the relationship between faith and culture, historians who seek to
understand the evolution of evangelical Christianity in the
nineteenth century, architecture scholars desiring to understand
the genesis of auditorium/theater-type spaces in relation to
Christian worship, and all who seek to understand the presence and
impulses of evangelical Christians today who construct ever more
sophisticated
auditorium spaces for their ministries."--Journal of the American
Academy of Religion
"Kilde's careful and thorough research in published and unpublished
congregational denomnational , and architectural records
successfully engages architectural history, religious studies, and
social and cultural history, and this book will be beneficial to
scholars in many disciplines."-- The Journal of Religion
"Jeanne Halgren Kilde's impressive new book is a Rosetta stone for
an undervalued genre of American ecclesiastical architecture.
Kilde's work adds complexity to our understanding of both American
religious architecture and American religious history."-- Journal
of the Society of Architectural Historians
"When Church Became Theatre expands, synthesizes, and enriches the
narrative of both American religious history and American
architectural history, which will enlighten professional and
amateur scholars alike."-- Religious Studies Review
"Reading architectural space is a highly rewarding enterprise, and
one stands in awe of the author's ability to explore nonwritten
texts so creatively. By skillfully chronicling the movement from
one church type to another and linking this transformation to the
social and cultural concerns of American evangelism, this book not
only enriches our understanding of American religious history but
also brings what was peripheral to center stage, illuminating
old
questions and opening up new ones."--Worship
"Wonderfully insightful By the book's end, Kilde has enlightened us
not only about architecture and interior design, but also about
liturgical practice, music, theology, class, gender, power,
technology, and the rise of consumer culture. It is hard to convey,
in a short review, just how rich this book is." -- Journal of
Presbyterian History
"Jeanne Kilde's study of auditorium churches is a major
contribution to the growing literature on 'reading' religious
architecture as an important tool for discerning the significance
of the material culture of religion in understanding broader themes
in the religious, social, and cultural history of the United
States."--Peter W. Williams, Miami University
"This original and impressive book demonstrates how relevant the
history of religious architecture can be for the study of American
history. Jeanne Kilde's careful attention to the lived religion of
worship spaces as well as to the cultural politics of space greatly
advances the understanding of church architecture in the nineteenth
century."--David Morgan, Valparaiso University
"This is a very significant book for at least three disciplines:
architectural history, church history, and liturgical
studies....Kilde shows how changing concepts about the function of
worship produced major changes in the design of church buildings, a
process which has continued to the present. In so doing, she
explains much of the ecclesiastical landscape of America."--James
F. White, Drew University
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