The American Catholic Church in the contemporary urban realm (Vatican II)

The role of the Catholic Church as an institution in the city is one which has not been successfully exploited in this country. The transformation of the church after the Second Vatican Council relied on a direct relationship between functionalism in architecture and liturgical reform. This singular translation of liturgy into built form led to an exclusive reading of the church as embodying only liturgy. As the post-Vatican II church solely emphasized liturgy, it turned inward, away from its public identity. The post Vatican II church no longer participates in the public realm. The American Catholic church has been lost as public institution. The relationship between the church and the city must be examined with respect to the condition of the post Vatican II church and the contemporary city.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Grantor

Rice University

Year dc:date.issued

1994

Author dc:creator

• Bird, Catherine Murray

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Pope, Albert

• Architecture
• Religion

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13815

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.rice.edu:1911/13815