God and Enchantment of Place

• Puts forward a controversial claim about the importance of experience of place as a way of reinvigorating the debate about the existence of God
• Covers a wide range of topics, from architecture and landscape art to gardens, sports venues, and urban planning
• Discusses the ancient world, Hinduism, and Islam as well as Christianity

Readership: Scholars and students of religion, theology, philosophy of religion, and cultural studies; clergy and lay people interested in the relation between culture and religion.

David Brown, Van Mildert Professor of Divinity, Durham University

"The Professor of Theology in Durham has produced another fascinating and deeply learned study, this time on human experience." - George Newlands, The Journal of Theological Studies

"every page is stimulating... It is easily the most rewarding and invigorating book I have read this year." - David Stancliffe, Church Times

Introduction
1: Sacrament and Enchantment: Re-conceiving the Sacramental
2: The Place of Encounter: Icons of Transcendence and Renaissance Immanence
3: The Natural World: Mediated Experience and Truth
4: Placement and Pilgrimage: Dislocation and Relocation
5: Competing Styles: Architectural Aims and Wider Setting
6: The Contemporary Context: House and Church as Mediators
7: Widening the Perspective: Mosque and Temple, Sport and Garden