The Wounds of Beauty

<p>In this episode, Sarah Negri, research project coordinator at the Acton Institute, sits down with Margarita Mooney Clayton, professor of practical theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and founder and executive director of Scala Foundation, to talk about Mooney Clayton’s most recent book <em>The Wounds of Beauty: Seven Dialogues on Art and Education</em> (Cluny Media, 2022). They discuss beauty as a way of encountering and participating in the splendor of transcendental being through embodied sensory experiences, point out the dangers of viewing art merely as self-expression or “art with an agenda”, and draw out beauty’s connection to human freedom, creativity, and flourishing.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/audio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to our podcasts</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://margaritamooneyclayton.com/bio/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">About Margarita Mooney Clayton</a> </p><br><p><a href="https://scalafoundation.org/woundsofbeautybook/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Wounds of Beauty: Seven Dialogues on Art and Education</em> (Margarita Mooney Clayton)</a></p><p><em> </em></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Short-Introduction-Roger-Scruton/dp/0199229759" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Beauty: A Very Short Introduction</em> (Roger Scruton)</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Face-God-Gifford-Lectures/dp/147291273X" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Face of God</em> (Roger Scruton)</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Soul-World-Roger-Scruton/dp/0691169284" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Soul of the World</em> (Roger Scruton)</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.catholic.org/featured/headline.php?ID=2115&page=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">“The Feeling of Things, the Contemplation of Beauty” (Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger)</a></p><br><p><a href="https://scalafoundation.org/event/beauty-matter-and-the-sacred-an-interactive-conversation-with-aidan-hart/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scala Foundation Event: An Interactive Conversation with Aidan Hart</a></p><br><p><a href="https://scalafoundation.org/event/save-the-date-scala-2023-conference/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scala Foundation 2023 Conference</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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