Bonaventure, the Body, and the Aesthetics of Salvation

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Bonaventure's aesthetic vision; 2. Beauty and the soul's ascent in the Collations on the Six Days; 3. The journey of the body to God; 4. Transfiguration in the Tree of Life; 5. Corporeality reclaimed in the Major Life of Francis; 6. Paschal bodies.

About the author

Rachel Davies is a research fellow at the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. She is co-editor of Suffering and the Christian Life (forthcoming).

Summary

This book is for students and teachers of theology, Christian spirituality, and Franciscan studies. It explores the crucial relationship between Bonaventure's concept of beauty and body-soul integrity, and will help readers grasp medieval conceptions of salvation while suggesting ways of encountering bodily suffering with honesty and hope.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Davies, Rachel (Australian Catholic University Davies, Davies Rachel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781108485371
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48537-1
• No. of pages: 198
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; History, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, HISTORY / General, RELIGION / Theology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, RELIGION / Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, Theology, CE period up to c 1500, Archaeology, Philosophy: aesthetics, Philosophy of religion, History and Archaeology, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE