The Book: Advance, Retreat, and Compromise in the Remaking of Catholic Church Architecture: Conceived as a "primer" for local building or renovation committees, this book describes the climate surrounding Catholic church architecture in the United States. It offers an optimistic view of the future of Catholic church building, but stresses the need for comprehensive liturgical catechesis
The Author: Michael E. DeSanctis, Ph.D., associate professor of fine arts at Gannon University, is the author of Renewing the City of God as well as other scholarly and popular writings on Catholic architectural practice since Vatican II.
