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It´s the Epistemology, Stupid!

By roger | Published: 15 August 2009
There is a very fine book by James Kunstler, called Home from Nowhere. It is about the tragedy of the American built environment. That is, it tells of  how virtually every American town and city tends towards losing its distinct identity, its sense of being a special place in its own right. Instead of existing as sites [...]
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Book Review: Ugly As Sin: Why They Changed Our Churches from Sacred Places to Meeting Spaces and How We Can Change Them Back Again – Michael S. Rose

By roger | Published: 24 April 2009
A powerful and accessible account of how Catholic Churches are succumbing to ugliness.
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