Introducing a Symposium on Beauty
byThe concept of beauty in relation to theology and the arts is a slippery one. While sometimes a definition eludes, at other times it…
The concept of beauty in relation to theology and the arts is a slippery one. While sometimes a definition eludes, at other times it…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, one image in particular has drawn attention: the Breezy Point Madonna. This stone lawn statue of the Virgin…
This post is Part II in a series highlighting some insightful documentary films from the past decade on art and artmaking. [Read Part I…
According to Hans Urs von Balthasar, in The Glory of the Lord: A Theological Aesthetics, vol. 1, Seeing the Form, if theological aesthetics is…
Review of Roger Scruton, Beauty: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), 186 pages. Beauty is a significant philosophical category for the study…
As a philosopher of religion, I spend most of my professional writing time considering the theological significance of pain and suffering. As a human…
What does saving seeds have to do with splendor, or responsible waste disposal with wonder, or biodiversity with beauty? Everything, according to Belden Lane,…