Gothic Arches, Latin Crosses Anti-Catholicism and American Church Designs in the Nineteenth Century |
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| Author:
| Smith, Ryan K. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3025-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2006 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $71.95 |
Book Description:
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Most Protestant churchgoers would be surprised to learn that at one time features such as crosses, candles, choir vestments, sanctuary flowers, and stained glass were viewed as suspicious, foreign implements associated strictly with the Roman Catholic Church. Blending history with the study of material culture, Smith sheds light on the ironic convergence of anti-Catholicism and the Gothic Revival movement in 19th-century America.
Most Protestant churchgoers would be surprised to learn that at one time features such as crosses, candles, choir vestments, sanctuary flowers, and stained glass were viewed as suspicious, foreign implements associated strictly with the Roman Catholic Church. Blending history with the study of material culture, Smith sheds light on the ironic convergence of anti-Catholicism and the Gothic Revival movement in 19th-century America.