Abstract

Abstract Commenting on a royal wedding song in his Expositions of the Psalms, St Augustine of Hippo recognized beauty at every stage in the story of Jesus Christ—from his pre-existence ‘in heaven’, through the incarnation, childhood, public ministry of preaching the kingdom and working miracles, passion, crucifixion, entombment, resurrection, ascension, and glorious life ‘in heaven’. By dwelling on the passion, Augustine showed that he knew the difficulty involved in acknowledging that Jesus was beautiful ‘under the scourges’ and beautiful ‘on the cross’. Augustine never filled out his laconic summary. This book breaks new ground by using Augustine’s summary and illustrating the beauty of Christ in every ‘mystery’ of his story. It adds to Augustine’s list by exploring the beauty of Christ revealed in his so-called ‘hidden life’, the transfiguration, and post-resurrection sending of the Holy Spirit.

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