2023 Plenary Talk | 48:56 | Art & Music, Philosophy
Summary
Classical philosophy teaches that beauty is a divine gift with the power to liberate minds and transform hearts. Christian theology, however, teaches us that our fallen minds and hearts struggle to receive God’s gifts rightly. Too often, we neglect, misuse, or abuse beauty. In this talk, Dr. Jeffrey will discuss examples of bad responses to beauty in Augustine’s Confessions, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, and other literary works to show why theology and aesthetics are inseparable. Drawing insights from both classical philosophers and Christian theologians, he will demonstrate how conversations about beauty can help us confront the ugliness of sin and support God’s redemptive work in our lives.
Speaker
Classical philosophy teaches that beauty is a divine gift with the power to liberate minds and transform hearts. Christian theology, however, teaches us that our fallen minds and hearts struggle to receive God’s gifts rightly. Too often, we neglect, misuse, or abuse beauty. In this talk, Dr. Jeffrey will discuss examples of bad responses to beauty in Augustine’s Confessions, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, and other literary works to show why theology and aesthetics are inseparable. Drawing insights from both classical philosophers and Christian theologians, he will demonstrate how conversations about beauty can help us confront the ugliness of sin and support God’s redemptive work in our lives.
Additional Materials
The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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