Jeanne Halgren Kilde

Jeanne Halgren Kilde is an American academic whose research centers on religion and, most notably, religious architecture. She currently serves as the chair of the University of Minnesota's department of religious studies. She previously served on the faculties of Macalaster College, Cleveland State University, the University of Notre Dame, and St. Francis University.

Thought

Rather than seeing church architecture as being passively shaped by religion, Kilde views architecture as a force that exerts profound influence on religion. As one reviewer writes, church architecture is "Neither mere witnesses to transformations of religious thought nor simple backgrounds for religious practice, church buildings are, in Kilde's view, dynamic participants in religious change and goldmines of information on Christianity itself." Kilde proposes that the central purposes of church architecture are related to three specific kinds of power: divine power (theology), personal power (the perceived relationship between the individual and God), and social power (the whole host of human relationships within church settings). Ultimately, these three modalities of power become reified in church architecture.

Beyond her work with architecture, Kilde has published widely on a variety of subjects including the American evangelical movement, women in religious contexts, apocalypse, and the Left Behind series.

Reception

Kilde's work has been well-received within the academic press. The Journal of Religion reported that "Kilde's careful and thorough research in published and unpublished congregational, denomnational, and architectural records successfully engages architectural history, religious studies, and social and cultural history." The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians called Kilde's work the "Rosetta stone for an undervalued genre of American ecclesiastical architecture." The Religious Studies Review writes that Kilde's research "synthesizes, and enriches the narrative of both American religious history and American architectural history, which will enlighten professional and amateur scholars alike."

Education

Kilde received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and completed her doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota's Program in American Studies.

Books

  • Sacred Power, Sacred Space: An Introduction to Christian Architecture
  • Rapture, Revelation and the End Times: Exploring the Left Behind Series
  • When Church Became Theatre: The Transformation of Evangelical Architecture and Worship in Nineteenth-Century America
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