Ryan K. Smith. "Gothic Arches, Latin Crosses: Anti-Catholicism and American Church Designs in the Nineteenth Century"
Ryan K. Smith. "Gothic Arches, Latin Crosses: Anti-Catholicism and American Church Designs in the Nineteenth Century"
University of North Carolina Press | 2006 | ISBN: 0807830259 | 239 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
Crosses, candles, choir vestments, sanctuary flowers, and stained glass are common church features found in nearly all mainline denominations of American Christianity today. Most Protestant churchgoers would be surprised to learn, however, that at one time these features were viewed as suspicious, foreign implements associated strictly with the Roman Catholic Church. Blending history with the study of material culture, author sheds light on the ironic convergence of anti-Catholicism and the Gothic Revival movement in nineteenth-century America.
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This book explores that transition and connects it to Catholic immigration and the Gothic Revival. While there is certainly fertile ground for further study, this work addresses these questions in an appropriate interdisciplinary way.
TOC
Introductions
Catholic Churches
The Cross
The Gothic
The Flowers
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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