For the Beauty of the Church Quotes

“And on the night before he suffers the worst that wayward human culture can do, this is what he does: he takes bread and wine into his hands, lifts them up, and blesses them. Bread and wine, not wheat and grapes. Bread and wine are culture, not just nature. They are good for food and a delight to the eyes. Jesus takes culture, blesses it, breaks it, and gives it to his friends. Taken, broken, blessed, and given, these cultural goods, these “creatures of bread and wine” as the old prayer book had it, become sign and presence of God in the world.”
― W. David O. Taylor, For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts

“Extravagant beauty, whether in creation or in artistic acts, is not the problem. Selfish excess is. So if it seems good to you and to the Holy Spirit (and to the city council), then build a cathedral and let it give glory to God.”
― W. David O. Taylor, For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts

“The trust we’ve built as pastor-nurturer with the artist grants us the discernment and the access to identify and release an artist’s gifts.”
― W. David O. Taylor, For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts