[S1E10] What it means for clothes to be beautiful (or not)

About this episode

The episode explores the symbolic nature of clothing and how it relates to beauty, glory, and goodness from a Christian perspective.

Now that we understand the symbolic nature of clothing, how should we begin reforming it? What does God want our clothes to look like, compared to what we have now? To begin answering this, we need to understand the connection between beauty, glory, and goodness — both in creation, and in clothing specifically. References The sermon on sacrifice as a creational pattern: Vocation, part 11: the calling to sacrifice Two other essays developing these ideas in more detail: The symbolism of sacrifices Death and sacrifice before the fall This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.truemagic.nz/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Bnonn, Smokey Tennant

Topics covered

• clothing symbolism
• beauty and glory
• reforming clothing
• Christian perspective on fashion
• sacrifice in creation

Keywords

• clothing
• beauty
• glory
• sacrifice
• Christianity
• symbolism
• fashion reform

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: True Magic

Books & works: The sermon on sacrifice as a creational pattern, Vocation, part 11: the calling to sacrifice, The symbolism of sacrifices, Death and sacrifice before the fall

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