{"product_id":"the-beauty-of-the-infinite-the-aesthetics-of-christian-truth-9780802829214","title":"The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Beauty of the Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e is a splendid extended essay in theological aesthetics. David Bentley Hart here meditates on the power of a Christian understanding of beauty and sublimity to rise above the violence -- both philosophical and literal -- characteristic of the postmodern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book begins by tracing the shifting use and nature of metaphysics in the thought of Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Lyotard, Derrida, Deleuze, Nancy, Levinas, and others. Hart pays special attention to Nietzsche's famous narrative of the will to power -- a narrative largely adopted by the world today -- and he offers an engaging revision (though not rejection) of the genealogy of nihilism, thereby highlighting the significant interruption that Christian thought introduced into the history of metaphysics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis discussion sets the stage for a retrieval of the classic Christian account of beauty and sublimity, and of the relation of both to the question of being. Written in the form of a dogmatica minora, this main section of the book offers a pointed reading of the Christian story in four moments, or parts: Trinity, creation, salvation, and eschaton. Through a combination of narrative and argument throughout, Hart ends up demonstrating the power of Christian metaphysics not only to withstand the critiques of modern and postmodern thought but also to move well beyond them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStrikingly original and deeply rewarding, \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty of the Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e is both a constructively critical account of the history of metaphysics and a compelling contribution to it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802829214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.22w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2006 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/19\/2010 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Bentley Hart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643561668764,"sku":"9780802829214","price":39.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d5ac1977-c0f8-429f-932c-88a91aa4ec9b.jpg?v=1603856840","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-beauty-of-the-infinite-the-aesthetics-of-christian-truth-9780802829214","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}