The suburban church: modernism and community in postwar America

Acknowledgments

Introduction. New Times, New Architecture: Making a Place for Religion in Postwar Suburbia

1. The Modern Church Movement

2. The "Form-Givers" of Suburban Religion: Three Midwestern Architects

3. From Dream to Dedication: The Shared Work of Church Building

4. The A-frame Church: Symbol of an Era

5. The Suburban Sanctuary: A House for the Worshipping Community

6. Living and Learning as a Suburban Church Family: Modern Spaces for Education and Fellowship

7. Religion, Architecture, and Community in the Celebrated Suburb of Park Forest, Illinois

8. The Afterlife of the Postwar Suburban Church

Appendix A: National Council of Churches of Christ List of Eighteen "Outstanding" New Churches, 1956

Appendix B: Statement on Architecture and the Church, Composed at International Conference on Architecture and the Church, Composed at International Conference on Architecture and the Church, Ecumenical Institute of the World Council of Churches, Château de Bossey, Bogis-Bossy, Switzerland, 1959

Appendix C: Working List of Stade Churches and Religious Buildings

Appendix D: List of Churches by Edward Dart

Appendix E: List of Churches by Edward Anders Sövik, 1949-70

Notes

Sources for Research

Index.