Christian theology, based on the historical revelation that God is the Creator of all things, assumes that we can know the truth, love the goodness, and delight in the beauty of all things because the Creator first knows and loves and delights in al creation. In "Toward a Theology of Beauty," Father Navone explains that the Creator, Happiness Itself, knows truth and loves goodness and delights in beauty; consequently, whatever proceeds from the Creator - all creation - is knowable, lovable, and enjoyable. We can therefore see the Creator in the truth and goodness and beauty of all things,...
Christian theology, based on the historical revelation that God is the Creator of all things, assumes that we can know the truth, love the goodness...
God's beauty is omnipresent, particularly in the Scriptures, in the liturgy, and in human friendship. In"Enjoying God's Beauty," Father Navone discusses how to find God in the beauty of the world and in all of God's creation.
The joy of seeing the beauty of God in our lives - the eye of love" that is Christian faith and "the look of love" that is Christian contemplation beholding the Beloved in all things - is at the heart of Christian life. In "Enjoying God's Beauty," Father Navone provides an overview of the Christian experience of God's beauty in all things.
"Enjoying God's Beauty"...
God's beauty is omnipresent, particularly in the Scriptures, in the liturgy, and in human friendship. In"Enjoying God's Beauty," Father Navone disc...