Ravished by beauty : the surprising legacy of reformed spirituality /
This study looks at the historical development - from Calvin to Jonathan Edwards - of a theology of beauty and desire, expressed in the metaphors of the world as a theatre of God's glory and nature as a school of desire. In doing so, it lays a theological foundation for an environmental ethic b...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This study looks at the historical development - from Calvin to Jonathan Edwards - of a theology of beauty and desire, expressed in the metaphors of the world as a theatre of God's glory and nature as a school of desire. In doing so, it lays a theological foundation for an environmental ethic based on the impulse of the world to reflect God's beauty. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 312 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199830398 0199830398 9780199831685 0199831688 9780199894956 0199894957 9786613039941 6613039942 |