Aesthetic experience and spiritual well-being: locating the role of theological commitments

I discuss three accounts of the spiritual significance of aesthetic experience. Two of these perspectives I have taken from the recent literature in theological aesthetics, and the third I have constructed, building on Thomas Aquinas's conception of the goods of the infused moral virtues. This...

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Auteur principal: Wynn, Mark 1963- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Taylor & Francis [2018]
Dans: International journal of philosophy and theology
Année: 2018, Volume: 79, Numéro: 4, Pages: 397-409
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Esthétique / Spiritualité / Vertu
RelBib Classification:CB Spiritualité chrétienne
CD Christianisme et culture
NCA Éthique
Sujets non-standardisés:B Theology
B Well-being
B Spiritual Life
B Aquinas
B Aesthetics
B infused moral virtue
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Résumé:I discuss three accounts of the spiritual significance of aesthetic experience. Two of these perspectives I have taken from the recent literature in theological aesthetics, and the third I have constructed, building on Thomas Aquinas's conception of the goods of the infused moral virtues. This broadly Thomistic approach occupies, I argue, a middle ground between the other two, on account of its distinctive understanding of the role of theological context in defining spiritually significant goods. These perspectives are not mutually exclusive, but they do present rather different conceptions of the ways in which aesthetic goods can contribute to spiritual well-being, and provide a focus for religious practice.
ISSN:2169-2335
Contient:Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2018.1475250