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Bringing Research & Aesthetics together to explore the role of Beauty and Enchantment as a Christian Apologetic in a secular age.

AESTHETIC
APOLOGETICS

INSIGHTS

RESEARCH STUDY

UNCHURCHED CHURCH ARCHITECTURE

An examination of the relationship between exterior Protestant Church design and the conceptualizations of the churched and unchurched.

ARTICLE

COMFORT OR BEAUTY?

Assessing Aesthetics and Mission in Protestant Church Design

ARTICLE

Barna Research Group

Making Space for Inspiration: Why Church Design Matters in Ministry

NEWS ARTICLE

Associate Dean at CBU Studies Link Between Architecture Design and Evangelism

COMMENTARY

Why our Churches Should be Beautiful

COMMENTARY

Why Beautiful Church Design May Be the Best Way to Serve Your Community

COMMENTARY

3 Myths About Your Church Building

COMMENTARY

Beauty in Church Design

Aesthetic
Apologetics
Organizations

RESEARCH & WRITING

Combining empirical aesthetics and theology, Dr. Niermann's research is developing the field of Experimental Theological Aesthetics, exploring beauty as an Apologetic.

ENGAGE

EMPIRICAL THEOLOGICAL AESTHETICS

TOPICS

+ Protestant Church Design

+ Beauty as an Apologetic

+ Cultural Apologetics

+ Arch. Empirical Aesthetics

+ Christian Witness of Design

AESTHETIC APOLOGETICS

INSIGHTS

Aesthetic Apologetics Organizations

RESEARCH & WRITING

EMPIRICAL THEOLOGICAL AESTHETICS

TOPICS

AESTHETIC
APOLOGETICS

Aesthetic
Apologetics
Organizations