S2E17 Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty: A Conversation with Margarita Mooney Clayton

Is beauty objective, or merely a personal experience? Do we need beauty in our daily lives, or is it just icing on the cake? Is the sole purpose of art self-expression? Sociologist Margarita Mooney Clayton *05 of Princeton Theological Seminary discusses the history and philosophy of beauty, and its relationships with truth and the sacred. Clayton is the author of The Wounds of Beauty.

References:

• The Scala Foundation
• Clayton's essay "Why Choose Mystery Over Ideology?"
• Webinar with Aidan Hart
• Scala's YouTube channel