Gassler, Silvia,

Der Kirchenbau als trager und reprasentant einer kulturgeschichtlichen Entwicklung = The church building instrument and representative of cultural development : Eine vergleichende Betrachtung deutscher und japanischer Kirchenbauten / by Silvia Gassler. - 1994. - xviii, 119 leaves : illustrations (some color, some folded), plans ; 29 cm.

In German; English summary. Subtitle in English: A consideration of German and Japanese church buildings. Illinois include photographs of churches in Japan taken by German missionaries. Typescript. 1. The Nature of Sacred Architecture 2. The Church Building in Germany 3. The Consideration of Culture and Sacred Architecture in Japan 4. The Church Building in Japan



The Altar -- The Temple -- The Synagogue -- Conclusion. The Christian Community -- The Church Building: The Development from the Pre Constantine Times to the Early Middle Ages -- The Development of the Church Building in the Western Civilization -- Conclusion. Shintoism -- The Influence of Buddhism -- Conclusion. Historical Background: The Propagation of Christianity in Japan -- Explanation of Photograhs of Church Buildings in Japan -- The Questionnaire.




Columbia International University. Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions --Dissertations.


Church architecture--Japan.
Church buildings.
Church buildings--Germany.
Church buildings--Japan.
Church.

BV4070 / .K573 1994 BV4070