TSAS-RE GCSE Philosophy and Ethics Coursework Support - Worship

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This page should help you complete your coursework. You will receive this title some time in Year 10, and there should be a visit to Walsingham to help you with your coursework. This assignment is usually due to be completed by the end of the Summer Term. Click on the title that you have to work on: Describe the part which art, music and architecture plays in the worship and spiritual life of Christianity. AO1 Explain how Christians may feel that the buildings in which they worship and the type of worship itself may assist them in their life and belief. AO2 ‘You don’t need a special place of Worship - God can be worshipped anywhere.’ Do you agree? Give reasons to support your answer and show that you have thought about different points of view. You must refer to Christianity in your answer. AO3 There is a special page which includes information about the Coursework visit to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. Click on the Icon! Return to the main GCSE page by clicking here.

	Describe the part which art, music and architecture plays in the worship and spiritual life of Christianity. For the first part of the Coursework Assignment, you need to explain the way that Christians use art, music and architecture to reflect their beliefs. Visit the Norwich Cathedral website to find out about the way that the building is used by worshippers. Click Here The Shrine at Walsingham is visited by thousands of worshippers from all over the world. Explore their website to find out more about the worship that takes place there.Click Here Many people find the architecture of a Cathedral to be inspiring. The design often involves soaring arches, stained glass and long vaulted ceilings. Click Here Back to Top Explain how Christians may feel that the buildings in which they worship and the type of worship itself may assist them in their life and belief. In the second part of the assignment you need to look at the way that the art, music and architecture that you have described helps people to worship. You could read the reports filed by "Mystery Worshippers" - these are people who visit a service in a church and then comment on their experience. Read their reports to find out how everything from the welcome at the door to the coffee served afterwards helps with the atmosphere in the palce of worship. Click Here Back to Top ‘You don’t need a special place of Worship - God can be worshipped anywhere.’ The key to this part of the Assignment is to look at a range of points of view before saying whether you agree or disagree with the statement. You could conduct a small survey to gather a range of points of view. Back to Top