Better Theology, Better Space: Incorporating Feminist Characteristics in Church Architecture
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Hierarchical gendered asymmetry has been clearly expressed in church architecture under the dominant influence of fixed, separated spatial functions that are rooted in christian masculinist ideas rather than the more flexible, interconnected principles found in feminist thought. This research proposes new design paradigms that employ fluid, interrelated feminist qualities to enable the creation of a more inclusive and egalitarian way of understanding the dynamism of the ritual-architectural events. This study seeks to present the beginning of a constructive approach offering new design paradigms with several core qualities that feature feminist ways of knowing and analyzing. After deconstructing the fixed idea and breaking down gendered exclusiveness in ritual-architectural events, this study will present, with the heightened value and appreciation of feminist scholarship on liturgy and architecture, theoretical and practical proposals for fostering interconnected participatory qualities of spatial form and function in church architecture as informed by women's ritualizing. This work proceeds on two levels with two different constructive synthetic methods: theories (section Ⅱ) and case studies (section Ⅲ). While section Ⅱ is for theory, how the principles serve in producing a worship space, section Ⅲ is for praxis, how liturgical spaces are appropriately worked out. For the theoretical background, several voices from different fields are juxtaposed and woven into a synthetic model based upon feminist ways of knowing, a reframed diversity of architectural design, and women's ritualizing. The specific synthesized design paradigms, based upon the aforementioned theories, are then illustrated in terms of one church building (Cannon Chapel at Emory University) and one church renovation (Philadelphia Cathedral in Philadelphia). This research contributes to liturgical studies and church architecture by (1) addressing the various intersection of the various fields within liturgical studies both from a feminist perspective and from the perspective of gendered space in architecture, (2) showing that church architecture is a major hermeneutical lens through which worship can be interpreted, (3) offering new church plan concepts that include more flexible qualities, and (4) noting that this study is most significant for the Protestant church although it retains far-reaching value for traditionally liturgical churches. Thus, this work challenges liturgical scholars to theorize and theologize new church architectures that push beyond strict gendered space in order to embrace the needs of the full, egalitarian body of Christ.
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Hierarchical gendered asymmetry has been clearly expressed in church architecture under the dominant influence of fixed, separated spatial functions that are rooted in christian masculinist ideas rather than the more flexible, interconnected principles found in feminist thought. This research proposes new design paradigms that employ fluid, interrelated feminist qualities to enable the creation of a more inclusive and egalitarian way of understanding the dynamism of the ritual-architectural events. This study seeks to present the beginning of a constructive approach offering new design paradigms with several core qualities that feature feminist ways of knowing and analyzing. After deconstructing the fixed idea and breaking down gendered exclusiveness in ritual-architectural events, this study will present, with the heightened value and appreciation of feminist scholarship on liturgy and architecture, theoretical and practical proposals for fostering interconnected participatory qualities of spatial form and function in church architecture as informed by women's ritualizing. This work proceeds on two levels with two different constructive synthetic methods: theories (section Ⅱ) and case studies (section Ⅲ). While section Ⅱ is for theory, how the principles serve in producing a worship space, section Ⅲ is for praxis, how liturgical spaces are appropriately worked out. For the theoretical background, several voices from different fields are juxtaposed and woven into a synthetic model based upon feminist ways of knowing, a reframed diversity of architectural design, and women's ritualizing. The specific synthesized design paradigms, based upon the aforementioned theories, are then illustrated in terms of one church building (Cannon Chapel at Emory University) and one church renovation (Philadelphia Cathedral in Philadelphia). This research contributes to liturgical studies and church architecture by (1) addressing the various intersection of the various fields within liturgical studies both from a feminist perspective and from the perspective of gendered space in architecture, (2) showing that church architecture is a major hermeneutical lens through which worship can be interpreted, (3) offering new church plan concepts that include more flexible qualities, and (4) noting that this study is most significant for the Protestant church although it retains far-reaching value for traditionally liturgical churches. Thus, this work challenges liturgical scholars to theorize and theologize new church architectures that push beyond strict gendered space in order to embrace the needs of the full, egalitarian body of Christ.
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