Dogmatic Aesthetics: A Theology of Beauty in Dialogue with Robert W. Jenson

The identification of God with beauty is one of the most aesthetically rich notions within Christian thought. However, this claim is often at risk of becoming untethered from core Christian theological confessions. To avoid a theological account of beauty becoming a mere projection of our wildest desires, it must be reined in by dogmatics. To make this case, this book employs the thought of Robert W. Jenson to construct a dogmatic aesthetics. Jensons whole theological program is directed by exploring the systematic potential of the core doctrines of the faith that finally opens out into a vast vision of the beauty of God and creatures: "God is a great fugue . . . the rest is music." Taking Jensons cue, the account of beauty presented in this book is propelled by a core conviction of Jensons theology: the sole analogue between God and creatures is not being or any other metaphysical concept, but Jesus Christ.

Author: Stephen John Wright
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 10/01/2014
Pages: 206
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.03h x 6.12w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781451465594

About the Author
Wright, Stephen John: -

Stephen John Wright is lecturer in Christian theology and Wesley studies at Nazarene Theological College, Manchester in England. He is author of Dogmatic Aesthetics: A Theology of Beauty in Dialogue with Robert W. Jenson (Fortress Press, 2014).

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