A Thought
From Against the Wind by Dorothee Soelle:
"When I learned Greek, the concept kalonkagathon became very dear to my heart. In my seventeen-year-old unintelligence, I wondered how the Greeks could take two words that for us have nothing to do with each other, and turn them into the one word: beauty-good. Where on earth would one find aesthetics and ethics in the same dish? My amazement was deepened even more when I found out that medieval theology taught that God touches us through beauty, changes us, and draws us Godward." (page 151)
"When I learned Greek, the concept kalonkagathon became very dear to my heart. In my seventeen-year-old unintelligence, I wondered how the Greeks could take two words that for us have nothing to do with each other, and turn them into the one word: beauty-good. Where on earth would one find aesthetics and ethics in the same dish? My amazement was deepened even more when I found out that medieval theology taught that God touches us through beauty, changes us, and draws us Godward." (page 151)
posted by Neil Ellis Orts at 6:16 PM
1 Comments:
wonderful quote! thanks, Neil. i guess you've seen the tshirts IMAGE journal is selling now, that say 'Beauty will save the world.'
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