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題名 Sustainable Sacred Spaces: An Interdisciplinary FrameworkLinking Theology, Environmental Science, and Architectural Design 作者 莊俊儒
Canete, Jonathan James O.;Valdez, Rainier Lawrence A.;Ching, Gregory S.貢獻者 教育學院 關鍵詞 Sacred Architecture; Sustainable Design; Environmental Science; Theological Aesthetics; Lived Theology; Vernacular Architecture; Human-Environment Interaction; World Christianity 日期 2025-12 上傳時間 30-Jan-2026 11:06:51 (UTC+8) 摘要 This interdisciplinary conceptual paper examines sacred architecture as both a theological expression and an environmental system that shapes human experience through light, acoustics, materiality, and spatial proportion. It argues that churches are not only symbolic artifacts, but applied frameworks in which theology, aesthetics, and sustainable design converge. Drawing on lived theology and Hans Urs von Balthasar’s theological aesthetics, the study interprets sacred spaces as perceptual environments that translate intangible experiences of faith into embodied sensory form. Situated within the global diversity of world Christianity, the paper highlights vernacular innovations, such as bamboo, adobe, and stone construction, that integrate local ecology, cultural identity, and theological meaning. Addressing a gap in existing sustainability models, which treat worship spaces as generic public buildings, the paper proposes a framework that explicitly links theological intent with environmental performance variables. Four principles, namely: form follows faith, beauty as invitation, culture matters, and ecological concern; are articulated as design heuristics that can inform daylighting strategies, acoustic clarity, thermal comfort, life-cycle assessment, and the specification of low-carbon or bio-based materials. Using a conceptual, interdisciplinary synthesis, the study positions sacred architecture as a domain where theological reflection and applied environmental research mutually inform one another, offering new pathways for spiritually resonant, culturally rooted, and ecologically responsible design. 關聯 International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol.14, No.8, pp.276-283 資料類型 article DOI https://doi.org/10.14419/85dasv52 dc.contributor 教育學院 dc.creator (作者) 莊俊儒 dc.creator (作者) Canete, Jonathan James O.;Valdez, Rainier Lawrence A.;Ching, Gregory S. dc.date (日期) 2025-12 dc.date.accessioned 30-Jan-2026 11:06:51 (UTC+8) - dc.date.available 30-Jan-2026 11:06:51 (UTC+8) - dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 30-Jan-2026 11:06:51 (UTC+8) - dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/161269 - dc.description.abstract (摘要) This interdisciplinary conceptual paper examines sacred architecture as both a theological expression and an environmental system that shapes human experience through light, acoustics, materiality, and spatial proportion. It argues that churches are not only symbolic artifacts, but applied frameworks in which theology, aesthetics, and sustainable design converge. Drawing on lived theology and Hans Urs von Balthasar’s theological aesthetics, the study interprets sacred spaces as perceptual environments that translate intangible experiences of faith into embodied sensory form. Situated within the global diversity of world Christianity, the paper highlights vernacular innovations, such as bamboo, adobe, and stone construction, that integrate local ecology, cultural identity, and theological meaning. Addressing a gap in existing sustainability models, which treat worship spaces as generic public buildings, the paper proposes a framework that explicitly links theological intent with environmental performance variables. Four principles, namely: form follows faith, beauty as invitation, culture matters, and ecological concern; are articulated as design heuristics that can inform daylighting strategies, acoustic clarity, thermal comfort, life-cycle assessment, and the specification of low-carbon or bio-based materials. Using a conceptual, interdisciplinary synthesis, the study positions sacred architecture as a domain where theological reflection and applied environmental research mutually inform one another, offering new pathways for spiritually resonant, culturally rooted, and ecologically responsible design. dc.format.extent 97 bytes - dc.format.mimetype text/html - dc.relation (關聯) International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol.14, No.8, pp.276-283 dc.subject (關鍵詞) Sacred Architecture; Sustainable Design; Environmental Science; Theological Aesthetics; Lived Theology; Vernacular Architecture; Human-Environment Interaction; World Christianity dc.title (題名) Sustainable Sacred Spaces: An Interdisciplinary FrameworkLinking Theology, Environmental Science, and Architectural Design dc.type (資料類型) article dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.14419/85dasv52 dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.14419/85dasv52
