Luminor: Art with All Its Teeth, with Katy Carl

About this episode

Katy Carl discusses the importance of art and literature in fostering a community that values truth, beauty, and goodness amidst societal challenges.

There is a lot of animosity out there, a lot of distrust, and a lot of fear and persistent anxiety about so many things. Where, in all that, can we go to find words that bring life? In particular, where might we find books that rise above the morass of the day to show us art that builds on the foundations of truth, beauty, and goodness? Providing a place that does just this, where a community of thinkers, writers, and readers are engaged in the common mission of preserving literate culture fo...

People in this episode

Guest: Katy Carl

Topics covered

• art
• literature
• truth
• beauty
• goodness
• community
• culture

Keywords

• art
• literature
• community
• truth
• beauty
• goodness
• culture
• anxiety
• trust
• fear

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