In recent centuries, with the notable exeption of Hans Urs von Balthasar, Christian theology has failed to find a proper place for beauty.

Richard Harries, the Bishop of Oxford, shows how a biblical faith can give a key place to it, and he argues for a distinctively Christian approach to art which is also sensitive to the spiritual dimension in all art.
'He enables us to look with fresh eyes at art and beauty, and challenges us to relate to the depth of our religion.' Church of England Newspaper.
'An unusual and sensitive study... valuable and stimulating'. Catholic Herald.
'This is a book which will enrich many lives because it articulates the inhoate perceptions of many believers who know, deep down, that God is beautiful and that art says something significant about the way that beauty is understood.'
Church Times. 'The book is a concise and graeful essay about art and Christianity: a serious theological attempt to reconcile beauty and truth.' The Independent.