TRS 568 The Beautiful: Art and The Sacred Arts for Evangelists

This course explores the Catholic understanding of way of beauty, the via pulchritudinis, as a powerful means of evangelization. Rooted in the Church's sacramental imagination, students will examine how beauty reveals the divine, awakens wonder, and draws the soul toward truth and goodness. Topics include beauty in the theological tradition, beauty in the liturgy, the unity of the transcendentals, and the dynamic interplay between "high art" and "popular art" in contemporary culture. Through engagement with sacred music, visual arts, architecture, and film, students will consider the human experience of beauty in nature and the arts as an effective path in evangelization.

Prerequisite

Open to students in the MA program in Evangelization and Culture