Seminary Prof on "Sacred Space, Sacred Thread"

Amid today’s cultural clashes and an ever-shifting secular society, do sacred spaces still have purpose and meaning, and what defines a sacred space?

Scholars, theologians, and religious leaders from across the country and overseas, representing more than a dozen faith traditions, explored these topics and many others, including current attitudes toward sacred clothing, at the “Sacred Space, Sacred Thread” global conference at the University of Southern California November 3–4, sponsored by the John A. Widtsoe Foundation, the Academy for Temple Studies, and USC’s Office of Religious Life.

There is much today that we can learn about sacred spaces from the temple sanctuary that Jews revered while they wandered in the wilderness for 40 years, according to Roy Gane, professor at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. “The Israelite sanctuary is long gone, but the sovereign, immanent, transcendent deity whose attributes it reflected are still with us … and are more accessible than ever through Christ.”

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