For the Beauty of the Church Author Thomas Johnston John Cortines and Gregory Baumer

John Cortines and Gregory Baumer met as Harvard MBA candidates in a men’s Bible study and stopped asking “How much should I give

her father was given a jar of priceless perfume by a dying leper and it seemed as if their fortunes would improve

difference-making

marrying so young--and to an idealistic city kid

For the Beauty of the Church Author Thomas Johnston John Cortines and Gregory BaumerThink of your local church. Without art music, song, dance, etc. it would be a much poorer place. But if protestants have any vision for the arts, it tends to be a thin one. This unique book is an attempt to contribute to a robust, expansive vision for the church and the arts. Its specific aim is to show how the many parts of the landscape of church and art hold together. You can think of it as a kind of helicopter flyover, but one with expert pilots.