Apr 4, 2022
In Holy Week of 1962, Bishop Karol Wojtyla gave a retreat to a
group of Polish artists. The textual content of that retreat has now been
printed in English, together with commentary, by the Theology of the
Physique Institute, in a e-book titled God Is Magnificence: A Retreat
on the Gospel and Artwork.
Christopher West, president of the TOB Institute, joins Thomas
Mirus to debate the retreat and the way it suits along with St. John
Paul II’s Theology of the Physique. Themes embody:
- God is Magnificence
- The Incarnation is ideal Magnificence manifested within the human
physique - The artist is a conduit of magnificence coming from God
- Artists’ accountability for his or her expertise
- The sexed physique as an indication of the relationality and fruitfulness
of the Trinity - The hazards of “ethical minimalism”
- The Crucifixion, the place ethical conscience and wonder meet
- How Wojtyla’s work builds on, relatively than replaces, conventional
theological symbolism
Thomas additionally discusses his expertise of attending the ballet and
how it’s difficult him to see the physique in a brand new means.
Hyperlinks
Listeners should buy God Is Magnificence paperback on the TOB
Institute retailer for 20% off the duvet worth (no restrict). Use code:
CULTURE
https://store.corproject.com/collections/books/merchandise/god-is-beauty-a-retreat-on-the-gospel-art
Upcoming retreat weekend, Could 13-15 https://www.revealedexperience.com
Episode with ballet dancer Claire Kretzschmar
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/109-catholic-in-nyc-ballet-claire-kretzschmar
Dony MacManus https://donymacmanus.com/
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