The Phenomenon of Beauty with a Small or a Capital Letter “B”? (The Aesthetics of Nature and its Theological Interpretation)
The Phenomenon of Beauty with a Small or a Capital Letter “B”? (The Aesthetics of Nature and its Theological Interpretation)
Author(s): Veronika IňováSubject(s): Aesthetics, Theology and Religion, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Teologická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity
Keywords: beauty of nature; aesthetics of nature; theological aesthetics; numinosity; pastoral practice;
Summary/Abstract: This paper introduces practical and theoretical appreciation of the phenomenon of beauty of nature in its theological and aesthetic dimension. It is partly based on a philosophical point of view involving the opinion of a number of experts and following a theological appreciation of this phenomenon. The topicality of theological approach is demonstrated by presentation of the conclusions of a qualitative research, which, by means of an empirical method, examines the ways of human perception of the beauty of nature. The aim of this empirical research was to evaluate whether and to what extent a contemporary man addresses the phenomenon of the beauty of nature, and whether this type of experience also contains the elements of numinosity. The outcomes of this research can be used in pastoral practice.
Journal: Studia Aloisiana
- Issue Year: 10/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 19-32
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English