Beauty

by Natalie Carnes

Book Overview

Beauty engages fourth-century bishop Gregory of Nyssa to address beauty's place in theology and the broader world. With the recent resurgence of attention to beauty among theologians, questions still remain about what exactly beauty is, how it is perceived, and whether we should celebrate its return. If beauty fell out of favor because it was seen to distract from the weightier concerns of poverty and suffering--because it can even be a tool of oppression--why...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625645848
• ISBN13: 9781625645845
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"