Tag Archives: Beauty

Creation: The Glory!

“The heavens declare the glory of God,” says Psalm 19:1, “and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” I’m not sure my son at 20 years of age has ever really seen the night sky at its best, in good conditions and far from city lights. His younger sister probably has, from a mountain conference center …

January 19, 2012 – 5:16 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (15)

Video Review: Metamorphosis

Video Review I have to be realistic and expect that when I link to the purchase page for Illustra Media’s new film, Metamorphosis: The Beauty & Design of Butterflies, you’re going to find the trailer there and you’re going to want to watch it. I hope that if you do that, you’ll stop the playback …

September 17, 2011 – 10:32 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (12)

“A souvenir from our homeland beyond the material world”

Via Amanda Witt and Wittingshire, a great post on the power and value of art on The Diary of a Former Atheist, including: All beauty and goodness has a living Source. In modern parlance, we call this source “God.” The closer we get to God, the closer we get to perfect joy. We have a …

April 22, 2008 – 3:15 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture | Tagged , , | Comments Off

“Apprehending Beauty”

For those of us who have debated whether morality is objective, this blog post takes it to another level: beauty is objective, too. One reader, responding to Gene Veith’s post on Aesthetics & American Idol, writes, “Learning to subjectively like what is objectively good at first bounced off of my 3am quick-read blog-scan. But then …

March 26, 2008 – 9:41 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture | Tagged | Comments (97)