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ACOUSTICS OF THE EVANGELICAL STYLE CHURCH

 

CHAPTER OUTLINE

The Acoustics of Preaching

Intelligibility

Noise

Reverberation

Reflecting/Focusing Surfaces

Sound-System—Friendly Architecture

Acoustics for Congregational Singing

Acoustics for Performance

Case Studies

Parkview Community Church, Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Anonymous Christian Church

 

In Chapter 7 we saw that the Celebratory church is dominated by the architecture and the need to create and maintain a holy or sacred space. The Protestant Reformation did away with virtually all the symbolism and the need for a sacred space. Instead of a sacred space designed to be a home for the Mystery of the Eucharist, the Evangelical church is a gathering place for people to hear preaching, a proclamation ...

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