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"We make idols of our concepts but wisdom is born of wonder." Host Katie Marquette takes listeners on a sound-rich, audio adventure for your ears, exploring beauty, aesthetics, theology, literature, and art. www.bornofwonder.com
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Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
On this episode, we ask a big question: "what is art and why does it matter?" Can we define what makes art "good" or "bad" - and is it important that we do? Discussion covers philosopher Roger Scruton, theologians Paul Tillich and Martin Buber, and St. John Paul II's "Letter to Artists."
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Paul Tillich: "Dynamics of Faith"
Martin Buber: "I and Thou"
"Letter to Artists" JPII: http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/letters/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_23041999_artists.html
Roger Scruton - "Art Today" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymQ4ruPsJ_c&feature=emb_logo
E.E. Cummings - "i thank you God for most this amazing"
Music: Blue Dot Sessions
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