The Bookshop as Sacred Space

We who love books know that spending time in a bookstore is, on some level, a spiritual event. The creative output that is housed at the bookstore is awe inspiring.

A bookstore just opened in the Netherlands that is housed in a 13th century Dominican church. The church was built in 1294 and was recently converted.

There are also people I know where going into a bookstore is a physical event. They get so overwhelmed by the bookish surroundings that they immediately have to go to the bathroom.


Thanks to Kimbooktu for the lead