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The House of God.


Crowned by a soaring vault of concrete and glass, Oscar Niemeyer's cathedral for Brasilia is one of the more modern examples of Christian church building from The House of God, Edward Norman Dr. Edward Norman (born 22 November, 1938) was Canon Chancellor of York Minster and is an ecclesiastical historian.

Norman is an emeritus Fellow of Peterhouse and was Dean of Peterhouse for seventeen years and Dean and Chaplain at Christ Church College, Canterburyand
, London: Thames & Hudson, 2005, [pounds sterling]18.95, a comprehensive historical chronicle of ecclesiastical ECCLESIASTICAL. Belonging to, or set apart for the church; as, distinguished from civil or secular. Vide Church.  architecture, from the early rock churches of Ethiopia to Philip Johnson's Crystal Cathedral The Crystal Cathedral is a Protestant, Christian megachurch in the city of Garden Grove, in Orange County, California. The church was founded in 1955 by Rev. Dr. Robert H. Schuller and his wife, Arvella, on the campus of what was known until that time as  in LA and beyond.

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Date:May 1, 2005
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