Duncan G. Stroik

Duncan G. Stroik is the editor of Sacred Architecture Journal.

Articles by Duncan G. Stroik

Editorial: Pulchritudo Tam Antiqua et Tam Nova

Part of the history of art and architecture is the revivification of elements found in the past.  Sometimes this is a matter of continuity, while at other times the elements are referenced in order to associate the new work with a building or a historical period. The twentieth-century Liturgical Movement sought a return to the liturgy of antiquity and viewed developments dating from the medieval period or Counter-Reformation as unnecessary accretions or decadences.

Editorial: Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam et Beatae Mariae Virginis

Unemployment is at a high level, and the economy is in recession.  In order to give thousands of people jobs, the state embarks on some major infrastructure projects designed by an award winning architect. A parable for how the U.S. government can get the economy back on track?  No, the story of how Pope Alexander VII and Gianlorenzo Bernini built Piazza San Pietro, the greatest public piazza in the world.