United in Love: Essays on Justice, Art, and Liturgy
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This volume brings together decades of research in philosophical theology on the concepts of justice, art, and liturgy. One might be inclined to think that reflections on these topics should take place in isolation from one another, but as Wolterstorff masterfully demonstrates, they are indeed united in love. Inherent in each of these topics is a logic that affirms its object. Whether the dignity of the other, the desire for creative and enhancing understanding of the other, or the infinite goodness of the creator, all these things and practices find their completion in a unitive core of love. Which is to say, ultimately, they find their fulfillment in the worship of God and in the affirmation of the image of God in each of us.
“Some thinkers labor in a particular furrow, hand to the plough,
making progress on an area or line of argument over the course of
time. Others, like Nicholas Wolterstorff, manage to contribute to
the propagation of several different intellectual crops in
different fields. In this work, he brings together essays in areas
in which he has made signal contributions individually: on the
notion of justice, on art and aesthetics, and on liturgy—binding
them together with love. It is an important collection of his work,
and a valuable contribution to the cross-fertilization of these
distinct areas, which he has done so much to help flourish.”
—Oliver D. Crisp, Professor of Analytic Theology and Director of
the Logos Institute, University of St Andrews
“We can always rely on Nicholas Wolterstorff for original and
philosophically astute insights on matters which we
often—wrongly—take for granted. Here, in his most recent set of
collected essays, he brings together his reflections on justice,
aesthetics, and liturgy, and finally unites them under the category
of divine love. Let us not imagine that Wolterstorff has finished
his thinking, for here we see yet new enrichment and depth.”
—Sarah Coakley, FBA, University of Cambridge and Australian
Catholic University
- Title: United in Love: Essays on Justice, Art, and Liturgy
- Authors: Nicholas P. Wolterstorff, Alan J. Torrance, Joshua Cockayne, Jonathan C. Rutledge
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666715613, 9781666715590, 9781666715606, 1666715611, 1666715603, 166671559X
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666715613
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-11T01:33:19Z
Nicholas P. Wolterstorff is the Noah Porter Professor Emeritus of Philosophical Theology at Yale University, Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, and author of many books including Until Justice and Peace Embrace (1983), Lament for a Son (1987), Divine Discourse (1995), Justice: Rights and Wrongs (2008), Justice in Love (2011), Art Rethought (2015), Acting Liturgically (2018), and Religion in the University (2019).