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001			ocn962492667
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005			20251028093409.0
008			161114s2016 oru b 000 0 eng d
035			_a(Sirsi) i9781498279420
040			_aEXN _beng _erda _cEXN _dVF$
020			_a9781498279420
020			_a1498279422
035			_a(OCoLC)962492667
090			_aBR 115 .A8 _bR93 2016
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100	1		_aRybarczyk, Edmund J.
245	1	0	_aFor him who has eyes to see : _bbeauty in the history of theology / _cEdmund J. Rybarczyk.
264		1	_aEugene, Oregon : _bCascade Books, _c2016.
264		4	_c2016
300			_a245 pages ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 237-245).
520			_aToo many Christians are afraid of beauty. This fear disconnects these Christians from their larger culture, a culture that is increasingly visual, increasingly aware of the presence and power of images, and more commonly fascinated by the power of beauty and form. This historical-theological overview presents the thought of ten theologians and one philosopher in an attempt to give Christians helpful vocabulary concerning beauty and aesthetics. It is time to use beauty and aesthetics for the mission of Christ! And yet rather than simply parrot the larger post-Christian culture, Christians and churches need to employ beauty and aesthetics in a manner that echoes God's own revelation: creation and redemption through Jesus Christ. We need to develop a sensitivity that can perceive beauties ignored. We need theological framing that both respects the glory of God's handiwork and keeps it from becoming idolatrous. We need to live with wonder for the bounty that routinely surrounds us. In short, we need eyes to see. -- back cover.
650		0	_aAesthetics _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aAesthetics _xHistory.
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