The Father of lights : a theology of beauty / [print]
Junius Johnson.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, (c)2020.
- xiv, 210 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographies and index.
The encounter with beauty: Eternity in our hearts: Memory, beauty, and divinity -- The eyes of faith: Contuition and spiritual vision -- Beauty and analogy -- The meaning of beauty: Word and concept: The nature of language -- Concept squared: The nature of metaphor -- Res and concept: Things as signs -- Res sacramenti: The nature of sacraments -- Radiant res: Icons and ecstasy.
"Offers a robust, full-orbed theology of beauty, showing how it has functioned as a theological concept from biblical times to the present day"--
9781540962492
2020002905
Aesthetics--Religious aspects--Christianity. God (Christianity)--Beauty. Philosophical theology.