Steven J. Schloeder (born 1960 in

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) is a theologian, architect, and author.

Early life and career

Steven Joseph Schloeder received the

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from

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in 1984. After acquiring professional registration in the State of

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, Schloeder received the

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Graduate Scholarship and completed the Master in Architecture degree at the

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, studying under Prof. Michael Brawne. His thesis, ''The Architecture of the Vatican Two Church'', established a theory of sacramental architecture in criticism and rejection of the tenets of

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, proposing a

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of sacred architecture which participates in the formal structure of the human body, the tent/ house/ temple, and the city. The thesis was published as ''Architecture in Communion'' by

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, San Francisco, 1998. Schloeder received the Presidential Fellowship at the

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in Berkeley, CA, where he attained the Ph.D. in theology, working under Rev. Dr. Michael Morris, OP. His dissertation, ''The Church of the Year 2000: A dialogue on Catholic Architecture for the Third Millennium'',Schloeder, Steven Joseph, ''The Church of the Year 2000: A dialogue on Catholic Architecture for the Third Millennium'', Ph.D. Dissertation: Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley CA, 2003 and Ann Arbor MI: University Microfilm International 2003 critically examined the

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for the Jubilee Church and the works of

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, and

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. Schloeder is a licensed architect (Arizona, California), practicing nationally in the United States in all aspects of

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, through his firm Liturgical Environs, PC. He currently works for the Pennsylvania Department of General Services.

Major projects

*Saint Therese Catholic Church, Collinsville OK (1996-2000) *Saint Paul Catholic Church, Pensacola FL (2003-2008) *Saints Ann and Joachim Catholic Church, Fargo, ND (2006-2010) *Saint Clare of Assisi Catholic Church, Surprise, AZ (2007-2010) *Our Savior Catholic Center,

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, Los Angeles, CA (liturgical architect), (2007-2012) *Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Maricopa, AZ (2008 - )

Bibliography

*''The Architecture of the Mystical Body'', in ''Between Concept and Identity'', ed. Esteban Fernández-Cobián. Cambridge Scholar Publishing, 2014. *''Understanding a church: what we see, and what it means''. London: Catholic Truth Society, 2014. *''Similis est Homini Patrifamilias: Thinking about the Church as ‘Sacramental Sign’'', in ''Sacred Architecture'', Issue 24 (2013): 29–31. *''A Whole Theatrical Presentation'' Book review of ''Real Presence: Sacrament Houses and the Body of Christ'' by Achim Timmerman, in ''Sacred Architecture'', Issue 23 (2013): 47. *''Catholic Architecture''. London: Catholic Truth Society, 2013. *Review of ''The Religious Imagination in Modern and Contemporary Architecture: A Reader'', edited by Renata Hejduk and Jim Williamson, New York: Routledge 2011 in ''Faith and Form'' (vol XLV, 1/2012): 33. *" Rudolf Schwarz e la sua ricezione nelgi Stati Uniti" in ''

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'' No. 636 (22 Marzo 2011): 7–16. *“Per Lumina Vera ad Verum Lumen: The Anagogical Intention of

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”, in ''ΣΙΜΜΕΙΚΤΑ: Collection of Works – 40th Anniversary of the Institute for Art History'', ed.Ivan Stevović, University of Belgrade, Serbia 2011. Pending publication. *" Rudolf Schwarz and His Reception in America" in ''Das Münster'' (1/2011): 47–52. *"Oh Ancient Beauty Ever New: Thinking about Sacramental Architecture" in ''The Official Catholic Directory'', Berkeley Heights NJ: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 2010. *“Heaven Wedded to Earth” in ''Ministry and Liturgy'' 34.4 (2007): 8–11, 31–34. *''L’architettura del Corpo Mistico: Progettare per il culto secondo il Concilio Vaticano II''. Palermo: Casa L’Epos Editrice 2005. Italian edition of ''Architecture in Communion''. *“Sacred Architecture and the Christian Imagination” in ''The Catholic Imagination: Proceedings Of The 24th Annual Convention Of The Fellowship Of Catholic Scholars''. Kenneth D. Whitehead, ed. South Bend, IN: Saint Augustine's Press 2003: 74–96. *''The Church of the Year 2000: A Dialogue on Catholic Church Architecture for the Third Millennium''. Ph.D. Dissertation. Berkeley CA: Graduate Theological Union 2003 and Ann Arbor MI: University Microfilm International 2003. *“Sacramental Architecture: Body, Temple, City” in ''Faith and Form'' 36.3 (2003): 7–10. *“Recovery of the Symbolic” in ''Jacques Maritain and the Many Ways of Knowing''. Douglas A. Ollivant, ed. Washington DC: The Catholic University of America Press 2002: 303–314. *“If this be ordinary…” Book review of ''Geometry of Love'' by Margaret Visser in ''University Bookman'' 42.2 (Summer 2002). *“From Mission to Mishmash: How Modernism Has Failed Sacred Architecture” in ''Nexus, A Journal of Opinion'' 6.1 (Spring 2001): 67–74. *“Plany odnowy reformy: nowe spojrzenie na architekturę kościelną” (“Plans for the renewal of the reform: New view on the Architecture of the Church”) in ''Christianitas'' 6 oland2000. *“Back to the Drawing Board: Rethinking Church Architecture” in ''Crisis'' (February 2000): 33–38. *“Chiesa di S. Teresa” in ''Riconquistare lo spazio sacro''. Cristiano Rosponi, ed. Roma: Editrice Il Bosco e la nave 1999: 129. *“The Altar: Direction and Liturgical Dynamics” in ''The Bride of Christ'' 23.1: 4-8 (excerpted from Architecture in Communion). *“Our Lady of the Angels: An Architectural Review” in ''Catholic World Report'' (December 1998). *“A Return to Humane Architecture” in ''Intercollegiate Review'' 34.1 (Fall 1998). *''Architecture in Communion: Implementing the Second Vatican Council through Liturgy and Architecture''. San Francisco: Ignatius Press 1998. *''The History and Imagery of Church Architecture''. Birkenhead UK: Church in History Information Center, 1996. *“Building Paradise for Homo Modernus” book review of ''Living Machines'' by E. Michael Jones, in ''Catholic World Report'' (October 1995). *“What Happened to Church Architecture?” in ''Catholic World Report'' (March 1995). *''The Architecture of the Vatican Two Church''. M. Arch Thesis. University of Bath, UK 1989.

References

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Liturgical Environs PCInstitute for Studies in Sacred Architecture
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