Books on Religious Architecture

The World Council of Churches (WWC) is an excellent source of publications and guides to specific churches. Visit the WCC Home Page.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) offers a knowledge community as well as publications on religious architecture. Visit the AIA Home Page.

Selected Reference Books Available at The Center For Religious Architecture. Contributed from The Library Of Suzanne Morgan.

Guide To One Hundred And Fifty Years Of Chicago Architecture / Museum Of Science And Industry.

1992 Historic Episcopal Cathedrals Engagement Calendar / Domestic And Foreign Missionary Society Of The Protestant Episcopal Church

A Church For The 21st Century / Leith Anderson.

A Guide To Cleveland's Sacred Landmarks / Foster Armstrong, Richard Klein.

A History Of Architecture: Settings And Rituals / Spiro Kostof.

A History Of Architecture / Sir Banister Fletcher

A Light In The City / Fourth Presbyterian Church

A Pictorial Guide To Cathedral Architecture / Martin S. Briggs

A Place For Baptism / Regina Kuehn

American Churches / Roger G. Kennedy

American Congregations - Vol. 2 / James P. Wind And James W. Lewis

American Congregations -Vol. 1 By Wind Lewis

An Outline Of European Architecture / Nikolaus Pevsner

Anglican Churches In Colonial South Carolina By Suzanne Cameron Linder

Architecture For The Church / Houston AIA, Liturgical Architecture Committee

Architecture Of Silence, Cisterian Abbeys Of France / By David Heald

Art, Architecture And Liturgical Reform / Susan J. White

At The Crossroads: Old Saint Patrick's And The Chicago Irish / Ellen Skerrett, Editor

Baptism And Eucharist: Ecumenical Convergence In Celebration / Max Thurian and Geoffrey Wainwright

Baptism, Eucharist & Ministry / World Council Of Churches

The Beautiful California Missions / Text By Lee Foster

Behold The Beauty Of The Lord: Praying With Icons / Henri J.M. Nouwen

Being Church, Becoming Community / Rev. John M. Buchanan

Bob Jones University Collection Of Religious Art: Italian Painting / Pepper

Buildings & Power: Freedom And Control In The Origin Of Modern Building Types / Thomas A. Markus

Castles And Cathedrals: The Architecture Of Power / David Aldred

Catechesis For Liturgy / Gilbert Ostdiek

Caves To Cathedrals: Architecture Of The World's Great Religions / Carl. E. Hiller

Chartres Cathedral / Etienne Houvet

Chicago Churches And Synagogues / George Lane

Chicago Churches: A Photographic Essay / Elizabeth Johnson

Christian Worship And Its Cultural Setting / Frank C. Senn

Churches And Chapels / Martin Purdy

Cistercian Europe: Architecture Of Contemplation / Terry N. Kinder

Cleveland Sacred Landmarks / Cleveland State University

Collections Of Religious Art / D. Stephen Pepper

Commentary On The American Prayer Book / Marion Hatchett

Comparative Religious Ethics / Darrell J. Fasching a Dell Dechant

Crafting Of Liturgy / Daniel Steveck

Creativity And Contradiction: European Churches Since 1970 / Randall S. Lindstrom

Crosses Of Many Cultures / Joyce Mori

Documents Of The Christian Church / Henry Bettenson

Early Indian Village Churches / John Veillette And Gary White

Education For Ministry: Seven Pre-Reformation Eucharistic Liturgies ­ Historic Rites Arranged For Contemporary Celebration / Marion J. Hatchett

Elements Of Rite / Aidan Kavanagh

English Parish Churches / Edwin Smith, Graham Hutton, Olive Cook

Eucharistic Celebration 1789- 1979 / Ron D. Stuhlman

Experiencing Architecture / Steen Eiler Rasmussen

Expiatory Temple Of The Holy Family Barcelona / Council Of The Expiatory Temple of The Holy Family and of The Spiritual Association Of The Devouts of St. Joseph.

Form In Gothic / Wilhelm Worringer

Gothic Architecture And Scholasticism / Erwin Panofsky

Growing Together In Baptism, Eucharist And Ministry / William H. Lazareth, World Council Of Churches

Healing In The Landscape Of Prayer / Avery Brooke

History Of The Church Of The Ascension / George C. Giles Jr.

Holy Personal / Laura Chester

Holy Things & Profane / Dell Upton

Holy Things: A Liturgical Theology Gordon W. Lathrop

Houses Of God: Regions, Religions And Architecture In The United States / Peter W. Williams

How To Understand Liturgy / Jean Lebon

Icons: A Search For Meaning / Richard Temple

Illustrated Dictionary Of Historic Architecture / Harris

Introduction To Christian Worship / James F. White

Irish Houses And Castles / William Ryane

Islam / Alfred Guillame

Jerusalem: The Future Of The Past / Moshe Safdie

Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide / Gouverneur Mosher

Liturgy (Times 25)

Liturgy And Architecture / Peter Hammond

Liturgy For Living / Charles Price And Louis Weil

Liturgy In A Multicultural Community / Mark R. Francis, CS V

Liturgy In Early Christian Egypt / Maxwell E. Johnson

Liturgy With Style And Grace / Gabe Huck

Liturgy, Justice & The Reign Of God: Integrating Vision And Practice / Paulist Press

Man And His Symbols / Carl G. Jung

Meeting House Essays: Sacred Places And The Pilgrimage Of Life / Lawrence A. Hoffman

Mission / Roger G. Kennedy

Monasteries Of Western Europe / Wolfgang Braunfels

New England Houses Of Worship / GE Kidder Smith / Beacon Press

New Wine In Old Skins / Arthur Pierce Middleton

New World Views Of Household Gods & Sacred Places / Vincent Scully

The Oxford Companion To Christian Art & Architecture Peter And Linda Murray

Passion For Pilgrimage / Alan Jones

Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis Of Design / Robert Sommer

Places Of The Soul / Christopher Day

Portuguese Religious Celebrations In The Azores And California / The Oakland Museum

Prague Churches Chapels Synagogues

Reshaping The Church / Arlin Rothage

Sacraments & Liturgy / Louis Weil

Sacred Circles / Carnes Craig

Sanctuaries Of The West Coast And Southwest / Kelly

Santa Fe / Lisl And Landt Dennis)

Scottish Medieval Churches / Richard Fawcett

Shaping A House For The Church / Marchita Mauck

Shaping Seattle Architecture / Jeffrey Karl Oshner, Editor

Sourcebook Of The World's Religions / New World Library

Spiritual Path, Sacred Place: Myth, Ritual And Meaning In Architecture / Thomas Barrie

Spiritual Space: The Religious Architecture Of Pietro Belluschi

St. Gile's Cathedral Stations / Berrigan Parker

Temple Sagrada Familia / Editorial Escudo De Oro, SA

Temple Shalom: 125 Years Of Living Judaism / Elliot Lefkovitz

Temples, Churches And Mosques / L. G. Davies

That All May Worship: An Interfaith Welcome To People With Disabilities

The Administration Of The Sacraments / Nicholas Halogen

The Architecture Of Exile / Stanley Tigerman

The Cathedral Builders / Jean Gimpel

The Ceremonies Of The Eucharist: A Guide To Celebration / Howard E. Galley

The Desert Southwest / M. Scott Peck

The Gothic Cathedral / Otto Von Simson

The Grand Tour: Centers Of Belief

The Grand Tour: Spender Of The Gods

The Grand Tour: The Closed Faith

The Grand Tour: Tribune To Religion

The HAJ / Leon Uris

The History Order Of Christ / E. H Mikenely

The House Of God / Edward Norman

The Icon / Kurt Weitzmann

The Koran / N. J. Nowran

The Missions Of California / Levick, Young Supply Center

The Once And Future Church / Loren B. Mead / Alban Institute

The One And The Many / Martin Marty

The Oxford Illustrated History Of Christianity

The Power Of Place / Winifred Gallagher

The Silent Language / Edward T. Hall

Through The Eye Of A Rose Window / Richard S. Vosko

Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright And Architecture For Liberal Religion / Joseph M. Siry

Welcoming The Baptized / Timothy J. Turner

Where We Worship / Walter C. Huffman And S. Anita Stauffer

Why Architecture Matters / Blair Kamin

Words Around The Table / Gail Ramshaw

Yearbook Of American & Canadian Churches 2000