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En efecto, enfatizando el libre albedrío, según el cual el ser humano puede decidir libremente sus propias creencias respecto a la realidad de Dios, los reformadores volvieron su mirada al Jesús que enseña que Dios no vive en ningún templo, sino entre las personas que se congregan en su nombre. Los edificios, por tanto, serían solo lugares para la reunión circunstancial de los creyentes. Durante el último siglo, importantes arquitectos trabajaron para las Iglesias reformadas, sobre todo en Centroeuropa y EEUU. Resulta imposible subestimar la obra de Otto Bartning, de Olaf Andreas Gulbransson y, en general, los hitos de la arquitectura protestante alemana de entreguerras. Las lecciones de Erik Bryggman, Alvar Aalto o Sigurd Lewerentz —entre muchos otros— siguen vigentes. Pero ¿cómo deberíamos leer, por ejemplo, las iglesias unitarias, metodistas o pentecostales de Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen o Philip Johnson? ¿Cómo han influido las aproximaciones ecuménicas realizadas desde finales del siglo XIX? En la actualidad, el foco de la Reforma se ha desplazado a otras partes del mundo, en especial, a Latinoamérica y el Extremo Oriente. Es necesario plantear una visión conjunta de la influencia global de la arquitectura reformada y de las transferencias espaciales entre las distintas confesiones cristianas. Además, ¿cómo abordar el desafío de los templos interconfesionales? ¿De qué manera se está reinventando hoy la arquitectura cristiana frente a las transformaciones culturales y tecnológicas en curso? El V Congreso Internacional de Arquitectura Religiosa Contemporánea que se celebró en Santiago de Chile entre el 23 y 27 de agosto de 2017, fue, sin duda, un buen momento para intercambiar puntos de vista sobre estas cuestiones. 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Indeed, emphasizing free will, according to which man can freely decide his own beliefs about the reality of God, the reformers turned their eyes to the Jesus who teaches that God does not live in any temple, but among the people who are Congregate in his name. The buildings, therefore, would be only places for the circumstantial meeting of the believers. During the last century, important architects worked for the Reformed Churches, mainly in Central Europe and USA. It is impossible to underestimate the work of Otto Bartning, Olaf Andreas Gulbransson, and, in general, the milestones of German Protestant architecture between the two wars. The lessons of Erik Bryggman, Alvar Aalto or Sigurd Lewerentz - among many others - are still valid. But how should we read, for example, the Unitarian, Methodist, or Pentecostal churches of Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, or Philip Johnson? How have the ecumenical approaches made since the end of the 19th century influenced? 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