Episode 188: Winfield Bevins-How Beauty Will Save the World

About this episode

Winfield Bevins discusses the transformative power of beauty and art in the Christian life.

It was an encounter with beauty that changed Winfield Bevins’ life. As a result, Winfield quit his job and founded Creo Arts , a non-profit that exists to bring beauty, goodness, and truth to the world through the arts. Dr. Winfield Bevins is an internationally recognized author and artist. He is also an affiliate professor at several academic institutions and artist-in-residence at Asbury Theological Seminary, where he champions the integration of art, theology, and mission. In today’s episode, Winfield discusses his latest book, entitled How Beauty Will Save the World: Recovering the Power of the Arts for the Christian Life. Specifically, he highlights a renewed longing for beauty and transcendence he’s noticed recently, both inside and outside the church, as well as a Renaissance of the arts in communities of faith. Winfield also shares what art teaches all of us, how beauty brings hope into the world, and why we are all invited to be missionaries of beauty. Buy Melissa L. Johnson's book, Soul-Deep Beauty: Fighting for Our True Worth in a World Demanding Flawless, here . Learn more about Impossible Beauty and join the community here.

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Louise Johnson

Guest: Winfield Bevins

Topics covered

• beauty
• art
• Christian life
• hope
• community
• theology

Keywords

• beauty
• art
• Christianity
• hope
• Winfield Bevins
• Creo Arts
• theology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Creo Arts, Asbury Theological Seminary

Products: Soul-Deep Beauty: Fighting for Our True Worth in a World Demanding Flawless

Books & works: How Beauty Will Save the World: Recovering the Power of the Arts for the Christian Life

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