This church is one of the most widely recognized buildings in the United States. Since its original construction in the early nineteenth century, it has gone through many remodelings.
Subtitle: An Architectural History of St. Francis of Assisi Church and Its Missions, Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico and the Historic American Buildings Surveys of
Written to fill a void in available literature on border missions, this work has been acclaimed by Mexican & U.S. critics & selected by the Arizona Daily Star as one of the 20 best books on the Southwest published in 1995. Both a synopsis &...
A visually stunning tour of twenty-nine of the most beautiful and historic churches in the Southwest highlights the Spanish missions of Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Southern California, capturing each site's architecture, inter...
Explores the nature of Christian mission in contemporary post-modern society. This book examines the main historic types of mission in the Christian tradition, seeing how they were forged in the cross currents of history and how they contin...
The Spanish missions of the United States are the unique legacy of two very different cultures. Conceived as an expression of the Catholic faith of the European conquerors, they were built and maintained by native Americans who often incorp...