Contemporary Church Architecture in the Lutheran Church of America

Authors

Arlis J. Ehlen, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

3-1-1957

Document Type

Article

Keywords

church architecture, contemporary, modern, lutheran

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

A great many of the churches built for Lutheran congregations in recent years show the strong influence of contemporary developments in architecture. These buildings usually depart so noticeably from the traditional ecclesiastical styles that certain questions quite naturally come to the mind of the interested observer: I. What originally led these congregations to choose the contemporary idiom for their new churches? II. How, exactly, do the modern churches differ from the older ones, and in what ways are they still similar? III. How have church members, community, and visitors reacted toward the new churches after they were built and in use?

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Ehlen, Arlis J. (1957) "Contemporary Church Architecture in the Lutheran Church of America," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 28, Article 12.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol28/iss1/12