All Things Beautiful

A thoughtful, gracious, and stimulating book. All Things Beautiful will be a source of considerable encouragement to many who live (and struggle) in the borderlands of Christian faith and art.

~Jeremy Begbie, Thomas A. Langford Distinguished Professor of Theology, Duke University

Chris E. W. Green’s All Things Beautiful contemplatively thinks with a gorgeous array of artists—from literary beacons like Toni Morrison to cinematic luminaries like Terrence Malick to poetic lights like Deborah Digges—as it shows the reader why theological aesthetics is not ancillary to but at the very heart of systematic theological concerns. Organized by the feasts and seasons of the church and teeming with vivid descriptions of art, All Things Beautiful is crafted with care and thought, more akin to a work of art than to the typical work of theology. An inviting and immensely rewarding read.

~Natalie Carnes, Associate Professor of Theology, Baylor University

’Lovers are the ones who know most about God,’ Hans Urs von Balthasar said; ‘the theologian must listen to them.’ But it's artists who write our love songs. Chris Green’s marvelous book creatively extends this intuition. If Christ is the  ikon of the invisible God, we do well to attend to those arts that paint pictures of the invisible—whether in pigment or poetry, on screen or on canvas. This book is ultimately an invitation, not only to see afresh but to be seen anew.

~James K. A. Smith, Professor of Philosophy, Calvin University

... a valuable secondary resource for nonspecialists. The book will also interest advanced scholars concerned with aesthetics and theology.

~Choice