Clerestory and Aisle Windows of the Nave

The term "clerestory" refers to the upper walls of a church that contain windows for lighting the interior. The clerestory rises above the roof of the rest of the building.

The clerestory windows of the nave in Lois Perkins Chapel have an unusual message. On the west side they feature outstanding reformers and educators in Protestantism. On the east side are the great leaders of British and American Methodism.

The figure in each window is enclosed in the vesica (fish) symbol. The symbol often is designed as an elongated nimbus. Above and below the symbol is the form of a Greek cross. Six Christian symbols are crafted into the left and right borders of each one of the large, vertical clerestory windows.

In the three aisle windows beneath each clerestory window, the center one contains the seal of the college to which the figure represented in the clerestory window was related.

Clerestory and aisle windows from north to south. Select the link to read more about each figure and to view their window.

WEST SIDE - REFORMERS AND EDUCATORS IN PROTESTANTISM
NAME	DATES	CHURCH	COLLEGE
John Wycliffe	1324-1384	Anglican	Balliol College, Oxford
John Huss	1370-1415	Bohemian	University of Prague
Martin Luther	1483-1546	Lutheran	University of Wittenberg
John Calvin	1509-1564	Presbyterian	The Sorbonne, Paris
John Knox	1505-1572	Presbyterian	University of Glasgow
Roger Williams	1604-1676	Baptist	Pembroke College, Cambridge
George Fox	1624-1690	Quaker	No college

EAST SIDE - LEADERS IN BRITISH AND AMERICAN METHODISM
NAME	DATES	CHURCH	COLLEGE
John Wesley	1703-1791	Methodist	Lincoln College, Oxford
Charles Wesley	1708-1788	Methodist	Christ Church College, Oxford
Francis Asbury	1745-1816	Methodist	Cokesbury College
Thomas Coke	1747-1814	Methodist	Jesus College, Oxford
William McKendree	1757-1835	Methodist	McKendree College
Martin Ruter	1785-1838	Methodist	Southwestern University

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