Is Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder?
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Is the beauty of art based merely on our personal preferences? Or do objective principles and standards determine what is truly beautiful? Today, R.C. Sproul explains how our answer to these questions influences our entire worldview. Donate today to receive lifetime digital access to R.C. Sproul's video teaching series Recovering the Beauty of the Arts. We'll also send you the series on DVD, together with Dr. Sproul's booklet How Should I Approach Art?: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/4295/offer Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request R.C. Sproul's digital teaching series and ebook with your donation of any amount: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Meet the Host: Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
Released on 18 Sep 2025
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