Evidence of Things Not Seen: Architecture & Christian Symbolism at Shadyside Presbyterian Church

By Timothy C Engleman

Pittsburgh's Shadyside Presbyterian Church, completed in 1890, is one of the best Richardsonian Romanesque structures not designed by H. H. Richardson himself. A remarkable 1938 transformation of the sanctuary introduced a liturgically complex worship space.Surprisingly, it also brought explicit Christian symbolism to a church in the Reformed tradition that did not display a Cross inside until a decade later. This book explores the symbolic meaning of the architectural arrangement, liturgical furnishings, religious sculpture and artistic expression on both the exterior and the interior of this historic building.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1453866086
• ISBN13: 9781453866085
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.2" x 8.0"