S2E4: Beauty (feat. The Bible is Art)

The Theology Of...

This week, Benjamin and Ryker welcome onto the podcast John Higgins, the creator of the YouTube channel The Bible Is Art, taking us into a deep dive of the objectivity and design of beauty. Big thanks to John for joining us today, we really admire everything he’s doing and appreciate the time he took to share his wisdom with us!

Show Notes (The Theology of Beauty) S2:E4

Table of Contents & Timestamps:

(0:00-1:33) Introduction

(1:33-8:48) Background / The Objectivity of Beauty

(8:48-12:18) Origin of The Bible Is Art

(12:18-15:02) The Core Elements of Beauty

(15:02-21:52) Unity and Diversity

(21:52-29:37) Hierarchy

(29:37-39:34) Layers

(39:34-42:32) Balance

(42:32-49:12) Form

(49:12-51:24) The Beauty All Around Us

(51:24-54:44) How Should We Respond?

(54:44-56:51) Outro

Key Takeaways:

• Beauty is a topic about which Christians often lack clarity and objectivity, but designers have been talking about beauty’s form for years
  
• Just because we can’t know everything about beauty doesn’t mean we can’t know some things about beauty
  
• The core elements of beauty are: unity, diversity, hierarchy, layers, balance, and form
  
• God has created the world in layers, inviting us to peel them back (Proverbs 25:2)
  
• Scripture is genius, not only because of its unsearchable depth, but also its profound simplicity
  
• When you look at these aesthetic properties, they find their ultimate fulfillment in God Himself and indirect fulfillment in creation and humanity
  

Resources:

• The Bible is Art
  

https://www.thebibleisart.com/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sPRleqnVIasw8wnUGBVyA

Music

“1_2” - Luke Hall

“Balloons” - Luke Hall

Follow Luke on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nvVzvhz2ATr1TlLS3kEM0?si=TO4CR2lyRbmE-wpdVatwUg

Follow Luke on SoundCloud:

https://soundcloud.com/c_luke_hall

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