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Beauty Prepares Us for Eternity

The Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts via YouTube

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Join mythologist and author Dr. Martin Shaw for a 55-minute lecture exploring the profound relationship between beauty and sacred ground through myth, poetry, and personal narratives. Discover how beauty-making is not merely a passive experience but an active skill deeply intertwined with our capacity for praise and spiritual connection. Learn from Shaw's expertise as the founder of Stanford University's Oral Tradition and Living Myth courses, and gain insights from his perspective as a Christian thinker and acclaimed author whose recent work "Bardskull" received recognition from The Guardian and The Sunday Times. Delve into practical approaches for cultivating beauty in daily life while understanding its eternal significance and transformative power in connecting us to the sacred.

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Lecture: Beauty Prepares Us for Eternity with Dr Martin Shaw

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The Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts

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