Dogmatic Aesthetics : Theology Of Beauty In Dialogue With Robert W Jenson
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Contents:
Preface
Introduction: Aesthetics And Metaphysics
1: The Simple Beauty Of The Trinity
2: The Cruciform Beauty Of Christ
3: The Contingent Beauty Of Creation
4: The Beauty Of The End
Conclusion
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The identification of God with beauty is one of the most aesthetically rich notions within Christian thought. However, this claim is often at risk of becoming untethered from core Christian theological confessions. To avoid a theological account of beauty becoming a mere projection of our wildest desires, it must be reined in by dogmatics. To make this case, this book employs the thought of Robert W. Jenson to construct a dogmatic aesthetics. Jenson’s whole theological program is directed by exploring the systematic potential of the core doctrines of the faith that finally opens out into a vast vision of the beauty of God and creatures: “God is a great fugue . . . the rest is music.” Taking Jenson’s cue, the account of beauty presented in this book is propelled by a core conviction of Jenson’s theology: the sole analogue between God and creatures is not “being” or any other metaphysical concept, but Jesus Christ.
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SKU (ISBN): 9781451465594
ISBN10: 1451465599
Stephen Wright
Binding: Trade Paper
Published: October 2014
Emerging Scholars
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers – 1517 Media
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