{"product_id":"architecture-and-sacrament-by-david-wang-9780815370659","title":"Architecture and Sacrament","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Wang’s \u003ci\u003eArchitecture and Sacrament\u003c\/i\u003e considers architectural theory from a Christian theological perspective, specifically, the analogy of being (\u003ci\u003eanalogia entis\u003c\/i\u003e). The book tracks social and cultural reasons why the theological literature tends to be separate from contemporary architecture theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWang argues that retrieval of the sacramental outlook embedded within the analogy of being, which informed centuries of art and architecture in the West, can shed light on current architectural issues such as \"big box stores,\" the environmental crisis and the loss of sense of community. The book critiques the materialist basis of current architectural discourse, subsumed largely under the banner of critical theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume on how European ideas inform architectural theory complements Wang’s previous book, \u003ci\u003eA Philosophy of Chinese Architecture: Past, Present, Future\u003c\/i\u003e, and will appeal to architecture students and academics, as well as those grappling with the philosophical moorings of all built environments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605030224108,"sku":"9780815370659","price":89.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780815370659-architecture-and-sacrament.jpg?v=1778120959","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/architecture-and-sacrament-by-david-wang-9780815370659","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}