Eating the Sunrise w/ Dr. Christopher West

About this episode

Dr. Christopher West discusses the importance of recognizing the divine in beauty and our hunger for it in the episode 'Eating the Sunrise'.

What happens when we forget that behind the gorgeous redbud tree, the mesmerizing sunrise, and the exquisite infant child cradled in our arms is an ineffable God who loved them all into existence? We miss the sacramental in our lives and chase after honor, power, pleasure, and wealth, which are false infinites and sorry substitutes for God. Join Dr. Christopher West and me as we explore his book Eating the Sunrise , an examination of our hunger for beauty and the God who alone will satisfy it on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast . Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of the Evangelization & Culture Podcast biweekly on WordOnFire.org , on YouTube , or wherever you get your podcasts. You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture .

People in this episode

Host: Word on Fire Institute

Guest: Dr. Christopher West

Topics covered

• beauty
• God
• sacramental life
• hunger for beauty
• spirituality
• culture

Keywords

• sacramental
• beauty
• God
• spirituality
• culture
• hunger
• Dr. Christopher West

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Word on Fire Institute

Books & works: Eating the Sunrise

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