Seats of learning - Christian History

Hoekom sit ons tydens die erediens? 'n Stukkie kerkgeskiedenis bied die antwoord.

"Stand if you are able," the pastor says on Sunday morning as we sing a hymn. "Please be seated," he or she says, and we return to our normal posture for the sermon, Scripture reading, or pastoral prayer. But before the late Middle Ages, most Christians would have found our extensive sitting in church extremely odd. Where did pews come from, and why do we spend so much time in them?