Understanding Spires: How Every Great Religion Builds Its Beliefs in Stone

From the soaring Gothic spire that pierces the heavens to the elegant minaret that calls the faithful to prayer, humanity has long reached upward in stone and brick to express its deepest beliefs. In "Understanding Spires," religious architecture scholar Thomas Ambrose Vale guides you on a respectful, eye-opening journey through the world’s great faith traditions—Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and beyond—showing how each shapes its sacred towers to embody theolog...