The Beauty of the Lord : Theology as aesthetics

Rarely do theologians take up the theme of God's beauty--even more rarely do they consider how God's beauty should shape the task of theology itself. But the psalmist says that the heart of the believer's desire is to behold the beauty of the Lord. In The Beauty of the Lord Jonathan King restores... Full description

Main Author:	King, Jonathan.
Published:	Bellingham, WA : Lexham Press, 2018
Series:	Studies in Historic and Systematic Theology
Subjects:	CHRISTIANITY AND THE ARTS. CHRISTIAN ART AND SYMBOLISM. AESTHETICS - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS - CHRISTIANITY.
Online Access:	Full text - Book opens in ProQuest Ebook Central
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082		\|a EBC 261.57 \|b KIN
100		\|a King, Jonathan.
245		\|a The Beauty of the Lord : \|b Theology as aesthetics \|h [electronic resource]
260		\|a Bellingham, WA : \|b Lexham Press, \|c 2018.
300		\|a eBook, 586p.
440		\|a Studies in Historic and Systematic Theology
500		\|a Includes Index and Bibliographical References.
505		\|a Introduction -- Beauty triune -- Creation: beauty's debut -- The incarnation: beauty condescending -- The cross: beauty redeeming -- Re-creation: beauty's denouement -- Conclusion.
520		\|a Rarely do theologians take up the theme of God's beauty--even more rarely do they consider how God's beauty should shape the task of theology itself. But the psalmist says that the heart of the believer's desire is to behold the beauty of the Lord. In The Beauty of the Lord Jonathan King restores aesthetics as not merely a valid lens for theological reflection, but an essential one. Jesus, our incarnate Redeemer, displays the Triune God's beauty in his actions and person, from creation to final consummation. How can and should theology better reflect this unveiled beauty? The Beauty of the Lord is a renewal of a truly aesthetic theology and a properly theological aesthetics.
650		\|a CHRISTIANITY AND THE ARTS.
650		\|a CHRISTIAN ART AND SYMBOLISM.
650		\|a AESTHETICS - RELIGIOUS ASPECTS - CHRISTIANITY.
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The Beauty of the Lord : Theology as aesthetics

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