This is a fascinating collection of essays about modern and contemporary religious architecture from a diverse range of viewpoints, including historical, critical, creative and conservation approaches. The parallels and interchanges between Ireland and Germany explored here are most illuminating. The scope of the book is impressive, including Irish missionary churches in Africa and contemporary architecture for Jewish and Islamic communities. Underscoring the whole collection there is, indeed, a consistent and thought-provoking theme of community, as the essays explore how architects and artists have sought to address the desires of religious and ethnic groups to make places for themselves within modern society. * Dr. Robert Proctor, Senior Lecturer in Architectural History and Theory, University of Bath, UK * An extraordinary and innovative book which not only makes us understand that religion is a genuine part of modernity, but also confronts us with the seemingly paradoxical phenomenon that some of the most extravagant and avant-gardist buildings of modern architecture have been invented for religious purposes. * Wolfgang Sonne, Professor of History and Theory of Architecture, Technical University of Dortmund, Germany *
