| October 27, 2005 |
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An Anatomy of Megachurches
This  annotated slideshow from architecture writer and Slate critic Witold Rybczynski takes us on a guided tour of "megachurches" in the U.S. today. Rybczynski points out what anyone who watched the pope's funeral at St. Peter's Basilica already knows: Enormous cathedrals are nothing new. But American churches built in recent years demonstrate a notable change in how people are constructing -- and using -- their places of worship. For instance, on this expedition you won't spy any steeples, bell towers, or wooden pews. In fact, there's nary a traditional altar on the trip. Instead, we visit a Los Angeles cathedral of swooping concrete walls and an ex-baseball arena in Houston that welcomes congregants with padded theater-style seats. Ultimately, this is a fascinating peek inside the architecture of faith in our modern times. (in Architecture) |
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