Year 4 - Religious education
How Christians use art to show faith
Spirituality: how is art used in religions and beliefs?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will build on their understanding of spirituality. They will examine how many worldviews use art to help express their beliefs. They will connect Islamic teachings on images to the development of calligraphy. They will examine different Christian attitudes to images.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe different examples of how Christians use art to express belief.
Key Notes
- Christians have represented their beliefs in art for many centuries. This includes modern artists painting today.
- We do not know what Jesus looked like. We know he lived as a first century Jew in Palestine.
- Many Christians throughout the world represent Jesus from within their own culture.
- Sometimes Christians use art to challenge established views.
Vocabulary To Learn
- incarnate: embodiment of God in human form
- biblical: ideas contained in the bible
- challenge: to dispute the truth or validity of an idea
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- We know what Jesus looked like. The white Jesus seen in stained glass windows is an authentic representation of Jesus.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Christians have represented their beliefs in art for many centuries. This includes modern artists painting today. We do not know what Jesus looked like. We know he lived as a first century Jew in Palestine.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'incarnate'
embodiment of God in human form.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: We know what Jesus looked like. The white Jesus seen in stained glass windows is an authentic representation of Jesus. Correction: We do not know what Jesus looked like. Artists all over the world can paint or represent Jesus from within their own cultures.
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