GOD'S HOUSE BOOK A FIRST PLACE WINNER
"God's House Is Our House: Re-imagining the Environment for Worship" was awarded FIRST PLACE in the liturgical book category by the Catholic Press Association. It may be ordered from Liturgical Press. All royalties are being donated to Habitat for Humanity in Albany, NY.
"There is simply nothing else available that comes close to being such a rich resource in this area of research and pastoral need." Catholic Press Association, 2007
ART AND ARCHITECTURE FOR WORSHIP ONLINE!
The Georgetown Center for Liturgy has an interactive website called EnVisionChurch. The site will report the latest in church design, environment and art -- taking full advantage of the power of the internet to dynamically explore, enlighten and inspire.
ST THERESA CHURCH MERIT AWARD WINNER
St. Theresa Church, Little Egg Harbor, NJ received a 2008 merit award from Faith & Form and the Interfaith Forum on Religion Art and Architecture, a knowledge community of the American Institute of Architects. The architect was Phillip Kunz of PDK Architects, Collingswood, NJ.
MY COMMENTARY ON "BUILT OF LIVING STONES"
My commentary on Built of Living Stones, the US Bishops' pastoral instruction on church art and architecture, was published in the Liturgical Ministry journal No. 17 (Spring 2008) and is now available on EnVisionChurch.org, a service of the Georgetown University Center for Liturgy. Your comments may be posted on that site.
NEW BOOK - "THEOLOGY IN BUILT ENVIRONMENTS"
"Theology in Built Environments: Exploring Religion, Architecture and Design" -- edited by Dr. Sigurd Bergmann and includes a chapter by Richard Vosko. The book was written for religious practitioners who wish to become aware of how theology is given expression in the existential spatiality of life. Order today.
"THE SEARCH FOR SYMBOLISM ...."
My article "The Search for Symbolism in Religious Architecture" is available online. It was published this Fall 2009 in the eJournal of the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture. IFRAA is a knowledge community in the American Institute of Architects. Visit the IFRAA eJournal.
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