Kategoria BISAC: Architecture >> Buildings - Religious

It has been said, "Each day you give a man a fish, he will eat that day, but if you teach a man how to fish, he will eat every day."

The intensions of this book are to teach you not how to fish but how to study the Bible for yourself instead of waiting for someone to feed you day by day. Studying your Bible is a command from God. You can read your Bible without studying it. Most Christians just simply read their Bible. This does not satisfy the command from God to study the Bible.

In the words of 2 Timothy 2:15, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to...

For many years, Peter Snow has been gathering the stories as represented by the many carvings in and around the chapel building. Many of the carvings, eroded by the years or damaged by vandalism during the Reformation, have been lovingly restored over...

This highly illustrated, accessible book presents a completely new look at cathedrals, abbeys and churches through the eyes of a vastly experienced working stonemason. Thomas Maude uses well-chosen historical and technical information, colorful anecdotes and his hands-on knowledge of building structures and technique to convey the excitement which they hold in store. This remarkable and engaging book will help any visitor understand and enjoy the medieval ecclesiastical buildings of Britain.

Lost Churches of Mississippi is a collection of archival photographs, postcards, and drawings of more than one hundred notable churches and synagogues vanquished by fire, disaster, development, or neglect. Constructed primarily from the mid-1800s through the early 1900s, these places of worship were often among the most visually prominent and architecturally striking buildings in Mississippi. Storms, floods, tornadoes, flames, bulldozers, or the disbandment of congregations razed what once was hallowed.

In Lost Churches of Mississippi, architectural historian Richard J....