The Emergence of the Christian Basilica in the Fourth Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781586840327)

Explores why the Christian basilica emerged.

We naturally ask why the Christian basilica emerged. Given its abrupt appearance and immediate standardization, the Christian basilica appears to have been designed for a purpose. If this is so, what we want to know is, [1] for what purpose Christians used basilicas (that is, what happened in Christian basilicas), [2] why they adopted the basilical style for their churches, and [3] why they standardized their design.