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教會採用彩色玻璃窗 或吸引年輕一代回歸

教會採用彩色玻璃窗 或吸引年輕一代回歸

一家教會建築公司注意到,教會使用彩色玻璃窗或許不再是一件守舊的事。

儘管目前彩色玻璃窗行業持續下滑,在美國年輕人中所作的調查則顯示,彩色玻璃窗會經歷回歸。

周一,建築師德里克·格魯特(Derek DeGroot)與一家專門研究教堂建築的公司Aspen Group在談到當前趨勢時向基督郵報解釋了這一點。

格魯特說,「儘管一些宗派依循傳統仍然使用彩色玻璃窗,而在不久前,由我們設計並建造的很多主流新教宗派中,使用彩色玻璃窗的明顯下降。不過,有新的討論說彩色玻璃窗更受年輕一代的喜愛。」

他引用了巴納集團(Barna Group)最近的調查,調查發現千禧一代更喜歡傳統樣式的聖殿,而非時尚建築。

格魯特說,「似乎好萊塢對教會的描述一向是傳統的樣式(想想大教堂),不參加教會的人不熟悉90後及00後的『超大型教會』,他們與當今的建築和傳統教會建築風格嚴重脫節。模稜兩可的設計讓新一代很困惑,他們希求建築環境和內在的信仰在視覺上更清晰。」

去年八月,巴納集團和基石知識網絡(Cornerstone Knowledge Network)對843名18-29歲的年輕人所做的在線調查發現,67%的人選擇「經典的」(classic)這個詞來描述他們的理想教會。只有33%的人傾向於將時尚的教會作為他們的理想型。

巴納副主席,也是此次調查的主要設計者克林特·詹金博士(Clint Jenkin)在去年11月份發布的一份聲明中說,「我們很容易過分簡化千禧一代與神聖場所的關係。多數千禧一代並不尋找迎合流行文化口味的教會。他們想要的是能將他們帶入更深意義的團體。」

格魯特最近對基督郵報的評論響應了越來越少教會使用彩色玻璃窗的事實。

《華爾街日報》的提摩太·馬丁(Timothy W. Martin),上個月寫了關於彩色玻璃窗行業正在經受何等「嚴重的破裂」。

馬丁在報道中寫道,「教會出席人數下降是一個因素,像超宗派會眾的增加……對更加現代的美學的渴望。即使想要使用彩色玻璃窗的教會也在越加評估是否符合預算。」

長久以來,彩色玻璃窗作為教會設計的主要部分已經存在了幾個世紀,首次被使用是在中世紀時期。

這項華麗的繪畫藝術最初是為了教育目的,為多數是文盲的人群圖解聖經場景。

馬丁寫道,「在大概1千3百年間,彩色玻璃窗都是教會的主要裝飾。很多專家提到古老的法國小禮拜堂和大教堂,包括巴黎聖禮拜教堂和巴黎聖母院,它們是最精美彩色玻璃窗的典範。他們花了數百年時間完成。在專門的(玻璃)切割片出現之前,工匠們會用烙鐵和鉗子一塊一塊雕刻玻璃。」

至於當前的趨勢,格魯特非常謹慎地去說千禧一代對更加傳統的聖殿感興趣,這可能會引起彩色玻璃窗的「回潮」,不過他注意到「新的調查出現了一些有意思的結果。」

格魯特告訴基督郵報,「我相信他們是指,大塊開放的玻璃窗是好東西,但是有些場地使用傳統的、華麗的彩色玻璃會非常適合,尤其是小禮拜堂或者其他需要說明『教會』的地方。」

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