Timothy Willard

Written By Timothy Willard
 
 
 

Tim spent seven years touring the country in a band and a van before settling in Waxhaw, North Carolina, with his wife, Christine (whom the band led him to) and their three daughters. He is Rapt’s Writer-in-Residence and the author of four books, and he spent two years in Oxford writing a doctorate on beauty in the work of C.S. Lewis for King’s College London — a subject he has since made no serious effort to stop talking about. “When despair wins the Oscar,” he says, “beauty must become rebellion.”
Follow Tim down the backroads.

 

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Timothy Willard

Timothy Willard is a writer, theologian, artist, creative consultant and independent scholar. He has authored four books, including the critically acclaimed Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society. Millions have read Timothy’s inspirational writing, which has been featured in Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Patheos, Acculturated, The Huffington Post and more. As a creative consultant and ghostwriter, Timothy has worked on 30 books with clients ranging from Chick-fil-A, Q Ideas, International Mission Board, Hobby Lobby and Coca-Cola Consolidated to NYT bestselling authors, Grammy Award-winning artists, and former NFL MVPs. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and three daughters.

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