Participating in Beauty

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of participating in beauty through a spiritual lens, referencing scripture and C.S. Lewis's thoughts on beauty.

Scripture Acts 17:28 (NRSVUE) For "In him we live and move and have our being"; as even some of your own poets have said, "For we too are his offspring." Refrain I am made to participate in beauty. Quote C.S. Lewis, from The Weight of Glory "We do not want merely to see beauty, though, God knows, even that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put into words — to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: City Arts Dept

Topics covered

• beauty
• spirituality
• participation
• C.S. Lewis
• Christianity

Keywords

• beauty
• spirituality
• C.S. Lewis
• Acts 17:28
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Weight of Glory, Scripture Acts 17:28 (NRSVUE)

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