Task
Over the last few weeks, you have explored the architecture of sacred spaces and how these impact an understanding of the beliefs, values and expressions of faith.
Your task is to write an essay that explores how religious or spiritual beliefs are expressed in the architecture of one chosen tradition.
Task Components
1. Choose a religious tradition (e.g. Christian (specific denomination), Buddhism).
2. From this Religious tradition, select a significant sacred space/ building that expresses the religious tradition.
3. Research the contexts of the time it was created (eg. cultural, historical, political and/ or social) and analyses the impact of this time periods context on the style, design and key features of this sacred space.
4. Explain the sacred space and critique how it expresses the beliefs, values and traditions of your chosen religion/ spirituality of this time.
Word length: 800-1000words
Books on World Religions can be found in the Learning Commons in 291.
Britannica Encyclopedia of World Religions by 
The New Lion Handbook: The World Religions by 
Sacred Architecture by 
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This unique and beautifully shot series explores how six major world religions - Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism - have expressed the spiritual yearnings of the faithful in art and architecture through the ages.
