The Doors of the Sea by David Bentley Hart

In contrast, most Western philosophers lack anything that comes close to the Divine. Truth is beautiful, the book argues, and the most beautiful thing in the world is Christian thought and the Holy Trinity-the very essence of peace itself. Ultimately, he says rhetoric is legitimate only when it submits to aesthetic beauty. The main battle Hart believes in is between the inherent peace of Christianity and the endemic violence of modernism. A panoramic debunking of postmodern thought through a theological lens, the book 'can no more be reviewed than Mozart or muzak,' wrote Charles Heflin in the journal Theological Studies. SIDELIGHTS:ĭavid Bentley Hart is an Eastern Orthodox theologian whose first book, The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth, was lauded by critics for its elegant prose, cogent thesis, and deft understanding of history. Eerdmans ( Grand Rapids, MI), 2005.Ĭontributor to periodicals, including Pro Ecclesia, the Scottish Journal of Theology, First Things, and the New Criterion. The Doors of the Sea: Where Was God in the Tsunami?, W.B. The Beauty of the Infinite: The Aesthetics of Christian Truth, W.B. Paul, MN, Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC, and Loyola College, Baltimore, MD.

Has taught theology at University of Virginia, University of St. Providence College, Providence, RI, Randall Chair in Christian Culture, 2007. Education: Attended University of Virginia University of Cambridge, M.Div.

The Doors of the Sea by David Bentley Hart