교회건축 상부에 관한 신학적 의미 = The Theological Meaning of Church Ceiling and Roof

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In every region, the roof has a symbolic significance in representing folk culture. The eaves of Korean tiled roofs were used to express the sky, and the round thatched roofs of commoners symbolized the sky as well. The early Christian vision of the universe developed under the effect of mysticism and Neoplatonism. And theological significance has been put upon the chapel roofs, as transcendence about sanctity growingly drew attention. The Byzantine Church of the East symbolized Corpus Christi, with its dome being both the cosmos that reflects the rank of heaven and the heavenly vault. Gothic architecture of the West is deeply related with deductive methodology in Universalienstreit of Scholasticism. It can be said that the ogival ceilings adds desire for heaven and eternity to the basic concept of the heavenly vault.
The Protestant Church of modern Korea has maintained its architecture based on Gothicism which is related to Catholic ritual for a long time without particular theological examination. This can be said to rest on the medieval Catholic tradition, ‘the Church equals Gothicism itself.’ The modern Korean Church has to establish the theological meaning about the rood spire on its roofs and refrain from indiscriminate construction. And considering publicness of the church buildings, the spire has to be constructed under cooperation of architect and sculptor as an environmental and public sculpture, together with the church building. It has to be kept in mind that once the spire results in giving church buildings a negative image, there can possibly be negative perception of Christianity itself.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In every region, the roof has a symbolic significance in representing folk culture. The eaves of Korean tiled roofs were used to express the sky, and the round thatched roofs of commoners symbolized the sky as well. The early Christian vision of the universe developed under the effect of mysticism and Neoplatonism. And theological significance has been put upon the chapel roofs, as transcendence about sanctity growingly drew attention. The Byzantine Church of the East symbolized Corpus Christi, with its dome being both the cosmos that reflects the rank of heaven and the heavenly vault. Gothic architecture of the West is deeply related with deductive methodology in Universalienstreit of Scholasticism. It can be said that the ogival ceilings adds desire for heaven and eternity to the basic concept of the heavenly vault.
The Protestant Church of modern Korea has maintained its architecture based on Gothicism which is related to Catholic ritual for a long time without particular theological examination. This can be said to rest on the medieval Catholic tradition, ‘the Church equals Gothicism itself.’ The modern Korean Church has to establish the theological meaning about the rood spire on its roofs and refrain from indiscriminate construction. And considering publicness of the church buildings, the spire has to be constructed under cooperation of architect and sculptor as an environmental and public sculpture, together with the church building. It has to be kept in mind that once the spire results in giving church buildings a negative image, there can possibly be negative perception of Christianity itself.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론
• Ⅱ. 천장과 지붕
• Ⅲ. 맺는 말
• 참고문헌
• Abstract