Beauty

A Theological Engagement with Gregory of Nyssa

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
Cover of the book Beauty by Natalie Carnes, Wipf and Stock Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Natalie Carnes ISBN: 9781630876678
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers Publication: November 13, 2014
Imprint: Cascade Books Language: English
Author: Natalie Carnes
ISBN: 9781630876678
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Publication: November 13, 2014
Imprint: Cascade Books
Language: English

Beauty engages fourth-century bishop Gregory of Nyssa to address beauty's place in theology and the broader world. With the recent resurgence of attention to beauty among theologians, questions still remain about what exactly beauty is, how it is perceived, and whether we should celebrate its return. If beauty fell out of favor because it was seen to distract from the weightier concerns of poverty and suffering--because it can even be a tool of oppression--why should we laud it now? Gregory's writings offer surprisingly rich and relevant reflections that can move contemporary conversations beyond current impasses and critiques of beauty. Drawing Gregory into conversation with such disparate voices as novelist J. M. Coetzee and art theorist Kaja Silverman, Beauty displays the importance of beauty to theology and theology to beauty in a discussion that bridges ancient and modern, practical and theoretical, secular and religious.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Beauty engages fourth-century bishop Gregory of Nyssa to address beauty's place in theology and the broader world. With the recent resurgence of attention to beauty among theologians, questions still remain about what exactly beauty is, how it is perceived, and whether we should celebrate its return. If beauty fell out of favor because it was seen to distract from the weightier concerns of poverty and suffering--because it can even be a tool of oppression--why should we laud it now? Gregory's writings offer surprisingly rich and relevant reflections that can move contemporary conversations beyond current impasses and critiques of beauty. Drawing Gregory into conversation with such disparate voices as novelist J. M. Coetzee and art theorist Kaja Silverman, Beauty displays the importance of beauty to theology and theology to beauty in a discussion that bridges ancient and modern, practical and theoretical, secular and religious.

More books from Wipf and Stock Publishers

Cover of the book Soft Shepherd or Almighty Pastor? by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book The New Passover by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book Thinking God by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book The Demise of Virtue in Virtual America by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book “In an Inescapable Network of Mutuality” by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book Out, Out, Brief Candle! by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book Text and Tradition in Performance and Writing by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book Stony the Road by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book Christianity and Politics by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book The Divine Sabotage by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book CALVIN@500 by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book The Shadow of Christ in the Book of Job by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book Presence by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book Theory to Practice in Vulnerable Mission by Natalie Carnes
Cover of the book Striking Out by Natalie Carnes
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy