Monumental Jesus: Landscapes of Faith and Doubt in Modern America

by Margaret M Grubiak and Margaret M. Grubiak

The American landscape is host to numerous works of religious architecture, sometimes questionable in taste and large, if not titanic, in scale. In her lively study of satire and religious architecture, Margaret Grubiak challenges how we typically view such sites by shifting the focus from believers to doubters, and from producers to consumers. Grubiak considers an array of sacred architectural constructions--from "Touchdown Jesus" at the University...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813943744
• ISBN13: 9780813943749
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 8.2"