![]() ![]() ĭescribing the Sagrada Família, art critic Rainer Zerbst said "it is probably impossible to find a church building anything like it in the entire history of art", and Paul Goldberger describes it as "the most extraordinary personal interpretation of Gothic architecture since the Middle Ages". It was anticipated that the building would be completed by 2026, the centenary of Gaudí's death, but this has now been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some of the project's greatest challenges remain, including the construction of ten more spires, each symbolising an important Biblical figure in the New Testament. Advancements in technologies such as computer-aided design and computerised numerical control (CNC) have since enabled faster progress and construction passed the midpoint in 2010. Construction resumed to intermittent progress in the 1950s. ![]() In 1939, Francesc de Paula Quintana took over site management, which was able to go on due to the material that was saved from Gaudí's workshop and that was reconstructed from published plans and photographs. ![]() In July 1936, anarchists from the FAI set fire to the crypt and broke their way into the workshop, partially destroying Gaudí's original plans. Relying solely on private donations, the Sagrada Família's construction progressed slowly and was interrupted by the Spanish Civil War. At the time of his death in 1926, less than a quarter of the project was complete. Gaudí devoted the remainder of his life to the project, and he is buried in the church's crypt. In 1883, when Villar resigned, Gaudí took over as chief architect, transforming the project with his architectural and engineering style, combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms. On 19 March 1882, construction of the Sagrada Família began under architect Francisco de Paula del Villar. On 7 November 2010, Pope Benedict XVI consecrated the church and proclaimed it a minor basilica. Designed by architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), his work on Sagrada Família is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world. With Michael Brown vs.The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família, shortened as the Sagrada Família, is an unfinished church in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Was the New Testament Reliably Transmitted from its Authors? Was the Quran Reliably Transmitted from the Prophet Muhammad? Is Homosexuality Consistent with Biblical Christianity? Southern Evangelical Seminary, Charlotte, North Carolina Has the New Testament Been Accurately Transmitted? North-West University, Potchestfroom, South Africa Has the Quran Been Accurately Transmitted? Who was the Founder of Christianity? Jesus or Paul?ĭid the Earliest Followers of Jesus Believe in His Deity?Ību Bakr Siddique Mosque, Erasmia, South Africa Juma Masjid (Grey Street Mosque), Durban, South Africa The Christology of John, the Christology of the Quran New Hyde Park Baptist Church, Long Island, NY Parallel Accounts in the Bible & the Quranĭenis Hurley Centre Auditorium, Durban, SA The Church Would Have Been Better Off Without the Reformation ![]() London Oratory in St Wilfrid's Hall London, England The Predestination Debate-Christianity & Islamĭo the Catholic Church’s Teachings on Mary Constitute Authentic Christian Doctrine? Is Homosexuality Consistent with New Testament Obedience? Who Resembles Jesus? Muslims or Christians? What Did Jesus Preach - Christianity or Islam?ĭoes the Bible Restrict Marriage To A Man and a Woman? Was Paul an Apostle of Jesus or an Innovator? Tawhid or Trinity: Is God One or Three Divine Persons? The Textus Receptus as the Word of God is Equal to the New Testament Autographs He has been married to Kelli for more than forty years, and has two children, and five living grandchildren. He is a Pastor/Elder of Apologia Church in Arizona. Before travel restrictions James debated in such locations as London, Sydney, as well as in mosques in Toronto and South Africa. He is an accomplished debater, having engaged in more than one hundred seventy-five moderated, public debates with leading proponents of Roman Catholicism, Islam, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Mormonism, as well as critics such as Bart Ehrman, John Dominic Crossan, Marcus Borg, and John Shelby Spong. He has authored or contributed to more than twenty four books, including The King James Only Controversy, The Forgotten Trinity, The Potter’s Freedom, The God Who Justifies and What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur’an. He is Professor of Church History and Apologetics at Grace Bible Theological Seminary, and has taught Greek, Hebrew, Systematic Theology, Textual Criticism, Church History and various topics in the field of apologetics for numerous other schools. James White is the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries. ![]()
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