Description: Unlocking the Church is the story of a revolution. The Victorians transformed how churches were understood, experienced, and built. Initially controversial, this revolution was so successful that it has now been forgotten. Yet it still shapes our experience of church buildings and also helps make sense of what we should do with them now.
Review Quotes: "Unlocking the Church of St Martin-within-Ludgate, daily, is an evocative experience...This is a gem of a book and should be read by the broadest of audiences, and certainly well beyond the sheltered halls of the academy." -- Stephen Platten, Ludgate, London, Theology
"Unlocking the Church is an impressive work of historical scholarship, but it is remarkable as well for its serious consideration of a contemporary dilemma that crosses sociological boundaries." -- KevinJ. Gardner, Baylor University, Anglican and Episcopal History