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Season 1 episodes (3)
1 House of the Divine
3/25/20
From Angkor Wat in Cambodia to Al Aqsa in Jerusalem and the Shaolin Temple in China, see how our great places of worship are sites of powerful spiritual significance and human drama.
2 Closer to the Divine
4/2/20
Discover what people do for faith in some of the most stunning sacred places on Earth, from the Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali to Japans Nachi waterfall and the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York.
3 Visions of the Divine
4/8/20
From the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to Boudhanath stupa in Nepal, and Lalish in Iraq, discover what people do for faith in some of the most sacred places on Earth.
About this show
Many of the world’s best-known landmarks were inspired by faith. For some, they’re sanctuaries for quiet contemplation. For others, they’re sites for astonishing acts of worship, dangerous challenges and extraordinary deeds of devotion.