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Proving the Concept of Beauty

Steve Rice -
Ralph Adams Cram wrote “beauty is the instrument of art" and therefore ordering a church, even with a modest budget, is a ministry itself.
Church Life

‘While Ludlow Tower Shall Stand’: St. Laurence, Ludlow, Shropshire

Simon Cotton -
The gateway to the Western Marches, Ludlow was an important frontier town.
Book Reviews

Orderly and Confident Church Designs

Ben Lima -
Christopher Webster’s presentation of important Classical achievements such as St. Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury (George Steuart, 1790-92) is novel and enlightening.
Church Life

God, Beauty, and Architecture

Duo Dickinson -
There is a uniquely problematic desire to build for the divine in the very human world of architecture.
Church Life

Chasing the Hare to Pennant Melangell

Simon Cotton -
The shrine of Melangell, dating from 1160-70, is described as the earliest surviving Romanesque shrine in northern Europe
Church Life

Baroque Splendor in the Vale of the White Horse

Simon Cotton -
Parts of St. Swithin's Church date to the 13th century.
Church Life

The Church That Came Back From the Dead

Simon Cotton -
While renovating an abandoned church in Norfolk, a retired engineer found 11th-century wall paintings.
Updates

The Whirligig of Time in Isle Abbots

Simon Cotton -
At 81 feet high, the tower is a long way from the tallest in the county, but is finely proportioned and has lovely details.
Church Life

Come Into the Fields With Brother Jimmy

TLC Staff -
A Mission in the Cotton Patch By Stephen Herbert Neatly tended fields and their boundaries define most of southwest Georgia. More than any other part of...
News

A New Post-earthquake Church

Matt Townsend -
All Souls Church of Christchurch, New Zealand, begins a new life in a bright new space.
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