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The Portal of Beauty: Towards a Theology of Aesthetics
Contributor(s): Forte, Bruno (Author), Glenday, P. David (Translator), McPartlan, Paul (Translator)

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 ISBN: 0802832806     ISBN-13: 9780802832801
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2008
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Annotation: A famous Italian theologian's eloquent reflections on beauty and God. / "Beauty is an event: it happens when the Whole, the All, offers itself to us in the fragment, when the Infinite makes itself little." This is how Bruno Forte describes the long-held Christian tradition that sees God as the source of all beauty. In The Portal of Beauty Forte examines the deep, though not always obvious, contribution of theological thoughtfrom the minds of such luminaries as Augustine, Aquinas, Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky, Balthasar, and Evdokimovto our understanding and experience of beauty. / The Portal of Beauty is an erudite, moving, and deeply-felt study by the most famous Italian theologian in Italy on the nature of beauty and how it can lead us to a greater understanding of and communion with the divine.
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology - General
Dewey: 230
LCCN: 2008036216
Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.04" W x 9" L (0.43 lbs) 129 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
Features: Bibliography, Table of Contents
 
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A famous Italian theologian's eloquent reflections on beauty and God.

"Beauty is an event: it happens when the Whole, the All, offers itself to us in the fragment, when the Infinite makes itself little." This is how Bruno Forte describes the long-held Christian tradition that traces beauty back to God and sees God as the source of all beauty. But, he questions, is this really possible? How can the limitless inhabit what is little? In The Portal of Beauty Forte examines the deep, though not always obvious, contribution of theological thought -- from the minds of such luminaries as Augustine, Aquinas, Kierkegaard, Dostoevsky, Balthasar, and Evdokimov -- to the understanding and experience of beauty.

Contributor Bio(s): McPartlan, Paul: - There is no author information available at this time.Forte, Bruno: - Bruno Forte is Archbishop of Chieti-Vasto, Italy. He hasalso served as professor of systematic theology at thePontifical Theological Faculty of Naples, Italy, as amember of the International Theological Commission of theHoly See, and as a consultant of the Pontifical Council forCulture. "
 
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