Christ the Form of Beauty - A Study in Theology and Literature (Hardcover)

This unique contribution to the developing field of theological aesthetics links the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar and that of Jacques Maritain to the Agrarian writers of the American South: Caroline Gordon, John Crowe Ransom, Allan Tate, and William Lynch. For all of these great twentieth-century writers, Christ is the image of reality and the ultimate form of beauty. Beauty, for so long the 'Cinderella' of the transcendentals, has been rediscovered in recent years largely through the work of Maritain and von Balthasar. Francesca Murphy studies this breakthrough in relation to its patristic, medieval, and modern background. Through a discussion of romanticism and postmodernism, of poetry and metaphysics, she reveals the importance of the sacramental imagination as the key to the renewal of Christology and of modern Christian literature.

General

Imprint:	T. & T. Clark
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	1995
First published:	March 1995
Authors:	Francesca Aran Murphy
Dimensions:	230 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-567-09708-8
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	0-567-09708-0
Barcode:	9780567097088

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