Reflective Architecture: How Sacred Architecture Facilitates Ethical Reflection Öffentlichkeit

Abstract

This paper asks the question: How do religious and secular sacred spaces prompt ethical reflection? Implicit in this guiding question is the notion of sacred space, not as limited to religious associations but as places where ethical reflection and moral formation occur. In this thesis, ethical reflection is focused on contemplation regarding socialized roles and transtemporal empathy, the latter was coined for this thesis. Transtemporal empathy is the empathetic connection to people and places in the past, present, and future. Making this distinction, I utilize a variety of disciplines, including philosophy, religious theory, architectural theory, cognitive science, psychology, and primatology. I argue that the reflective spaces in the built environment, even when secular, may facilitate ethical reflection on socialization and transtemporal empathy. Throughout the thesis, I utilize theory, accounts from architects, and phenomenological accounts of the following spaces: William R. Cannon Chapel in Atlanta, Georgia; Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Irish Hunger Memorial in Manhattan, New York; and The Legacy Museum in Montgomery, Alabama.

Table of Contents

Introduction……………………………………………………..…………………………………1

Venustas - Religious and Multifaith Spaces………………………………….……….……….…14

Firmitas - Memorials………….…………..…….…….………….….…….……………….……32

Utilitas - Memorial Museums………………….………….………….………….………………49

Conclusion………………………………………………….……………………………………67

Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………………..69

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School	Emory College
Department	Religion
Degree	B.A.
Submission	Honors Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Religion, Philosophy of Architecture
Stichwort	Memorial Legacy Museum Architecture Empathy William R. Cannon Chapel Transtemporal Empathy Sacred
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Brendan Ozawa-de Silva, Emory University
Committee Members	Christina Crawford, Emory University John Lysaker, Emory University Gary Laderman, Emory University

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