The sacred space as an ideal archirectural horizon

Abstract

Shape is always, in an unbeatable way, the place for the gods’ teophany. In this regard, Schelling is right and not Hegel, according to the authorised words of Hans Urs von Balthasar in his Theological Aesthetics. Therefore, he adds, it is necessary to establish and differentiate the theological meaning of the senses and thus, he wonders «What is to see, to / hear, to taste, etc. in matters of faith?» This question faces us with one of the most interesting paths towards the perception and search for what is godly by human beings. This is the path we will walk along the seminar starting today.