Remove the Pews: Spiritual Possibilities for Sacred Spaces

"The pews are only the beginning of reorienting the church. Our spiritual connections to one another and to our sacred spaces are also in need of reorientation. Pastor and author Donna Schaper takes the long view of religious institution in an age of rapid change. The question of who the church is today-and how it uses its buildings-is connected to the church's past identities and its future hopes. Schaper is both concrete and provocative in her examination of how the church might be renewed for the modern age"--