Universal Beauty: The Nature of Beauty and the Christian Response

The problem of beauty’s nature has been the subject of debate in the field of theological aesthetics for many centuries. In general, the classical idea of objective beauty has been contrasted with the modernist assertion of beauty’s subjectivism. This article evaluates the nature of beauty in art so...

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Main Author: Félix-Jäger, Steven 1985- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2014
In: Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2014, Volume: 79, Issue: 4, Pages: 350-365
Further subjects:B Beauty
B Doctrine
B Lindbeck
B Subjectivism
B Aesthetics
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Summary:The problem of beauty’s nature has been the subject of debate in the field of theological aesthetics for many centuries. In general, the classical idea of objective beauty has been contrasted with the modernist assertion of beauty’s subjectivism. This article evaluates the nature of beauty in art so as to see what the Christian response to beauty ought to be. This is done first by analyzing the historical claims of beauty’s nature and by looking at various contemporary responses to beauty. Next, we assess the theological method of George Lindbeck, which allows one to see the objective reality of beauty once the subjective nature of the cultural-linguistic system is grasped.
ISSN:1752-4989
Contains:Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0021140014541371