The death of beauty

Sir Roger Scruton, the English philosopher and writer, died on the 12th of January this year. His death will leave a significant gap – his was a voice of sanity in the madness of crowds

Scruton was a provocative and deep philosopher whose insights have been of great personal help to me – most of all in his discussion of beauty and its demise within many parts of contemporary society.

My own view is that the apologetic of beauty is one that is greatly underplayed in the modern evangelical church. Scruton saw that beauty matters – especially in an ugly society. Take these insights from his 2009 BBC documentary Why Beauty Matters (which should be compulsory viewing for all politicians, artists, academics, architects, and clergy!).