WOF 502: The Meaning and Purpose of Beauty (Part 1)
- Author
- Brandon Vogt
- Published
- Mon 11 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://wordonfire.libsyn.com/wof-502-the-meaning-and-purpose-of-beauty-part-1
This week we bring you the first half of a recent discussion between Managing Editor of the Word on Fire Evangelization & Culture Journal, Dr. Tod Worner, and Bishop Barron. The two discuss the meaning, purpose, and objectivity of beauty.
00:00 | Introduction 00:56 | What is beauty? 09:24 | What is a transcendental, and why does beauty qualify? 13:08 | What is it about beauty that quickens the heart? 16:54 | Is beauty a means to an end or an end in itself? 23:58 | Does beauty lie in the eye of the beholder and is it ephemeral or eternal? 36:05 | Join the Word on Fire Institute
Links:- Full episode on the Evangelization & Culture Podcast: https://www.wordonfire.org/videos/evangelization-and-culture-podcast/ep54-what-is-beauty-bishop-barron/
- Word on Fire Institute: https://institute.wordonfire.org/
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