When I spoke at the David Network conference in January, I had the privilege of meeting my co-panelist Margarita Mooney Clayton for the first time. She’s a sociologist who is a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, and founder of the Scala Foundation, which is dedicated to transforming culture through creativity, beauty, and joy.
She had an interesting article in her own Substack about whether artists are conservative, transgressive, or neither. It draws on a recent journal publication she had on the vocation of the artist.
She joins me on the podcast this week to discuss that topic. She draws on the philosophy of Jacques Maritain to explain how the artist cooperates with divine inspiration to create beautiful works that point toward the good, the true, and God Himself. We discuss romanticism vs. ordered creativity, abundance vs. desecration in culture, and how conservatives can reclaim beauty, joy, and cultural renewal.
Be sure to sign up for her Substack.
Here’s the Youtube version.
