Fourth Van Riessen Memorial Lecture
Description
Churches can look very different. Some are like ordinary houses, some have a purely geometric shape, some look like gymnasiums or even factory halls. And some look like churches. But what does it mean to 'look like a church' - what exactly should a church look like?
Clearly, much depends on the underlying theology: is it a temple in honour of God or a simple assembly hall, is it a place that reflects another (better) world or just a part of our daily lives? Prof Christian Illies will argue in his lecture, that it can be helpful to reflect on an old philosophical insight. We find that insight, for example, in Martin Heidegger's essay 'Building Dwelling Thinking'. Heidegger argues that the way we build and think are closely linked. Buildings are an expression of worldviews. Conversely, architecture also shapes our view of the world and thus our worldview. This works both ways.
If we take this close connection seriously, how we build churches is not a trivial matter. At least in a world like ours, there seems to be an important 'philosophical imperative' for church architecture. Which one?
The Van Riessen Memorial Lecture is held every two or three years at Delft University of Technology in memory of Prof Hendrik van Riessen. He was the first professor of Christian philosophy at that university.
The language of the lecture is English.
Speaker(s)
Christian Illies is Professor of Practical Philosophy at the University of Bamberg, Germany. Previously, he was Extraordinary Professor of Philosophy of Culture and Technology at Delft University of Technology (chair of the Royal Institute of Engineers). He obtained his PhD on a topic from Kant's ethics. In Delft and Eindhoven, he taught philosophy for Architecture, among others.
Location
Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1
building 22 (Applied Physics), room C117
Organiser
Philosophy & Technology
Foundation for Christian Philosophy
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