Beauty and Revelation in the Thought of Saint Augustine

By:

Carol Harrison

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Hardback

Series:

Oxford Theological Monographs

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This book places Saint Augustine's theology in a new and illuminating context by considering what he has to say about beauty. It demonstrates how a theological understanding of beauty revealed in the created, temporal realm enabled Augustine to form a positive appreciation of this realm and the healing power of beauty within it. It therefore reintroduces aesthetics alongside philosophy and ethics in Augustine's treatment of God. Unlike previous works, it shifts the emphasis away from Augustine's early and most theoretical treatises to his mature reflection as a bishop and pastor on how God communicates with fallen man. Using his theory of language as a paradigm, it shows how divine beauty, revealed in creation and history, serves to inspire fallen man's faith, hope, and most especially his love - thereby reforming him and restoring the form or beauty he had lost.

Release date NZ

August 6th, 1992

Author

Carol Harrison

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

2 line figures

Pages

300

Series

Oxford Theological Monographs

Dimensions

146x225x25

ISBN-13

9780198263425

Product ID

1860252

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