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The Lego cathedral

Douglas LeBlanc reviews a book about a modernist cathedral (of spectacular ugliness, in my view) built for an Episcopal diocese in the Western Michigan. Thirty years after its consecration, the congregation had to abandon its grandiose building. It sold the pile to a megachurch, which thrives there. The displaced Episcopalians now worship in a space that used to be a Christian gift shop.

Metaphors usually don’t come so tidily packaged, do they?

See the cathedral’s profile above? That shot says to me, “Top of the morning to you, Mr. Sauron, sir.”

about the author

Rod Dreher is a senior editor at The American Conservative. He has written and edited for the New York Post, The Dallas Morning News, National Review, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Washington Times, and the Baton Rouge Advocate. Rod’s commentary has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, the Weekly Standard, Beliefnet, and Real Simple, among other publications, and he has appeared on NPR, ABC News, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and the BBC. He lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with his wife Julie and their three children. He has also written four books, The Little Way of Ruthie Leming, Crunchy Cons, How Dante Can Save Your Life, and The Benedict Option.

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