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title: 'Review of Stewart A. McDowall, Beauty and the Beast: An Essay in Evolutionary Aesthetic'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Franklin Pierce Ramsay'
date: 1922-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Ancient and Medieval Church History'
- 'Church-State Relations'
- 'Philosophy (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 28'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/ramsay-1922-review-of-stewart-a-mcdowall-beauty-and-the-beast-an-essay-in-evolutionary-aesthetic
---

# Review of Stewart A. McDowall, Beauty and the Beast: An Essay in Evolutionary Aesthetic

July 1922 Review: praises Church Fathers' ministry and surveys recent books—Bergson's personalism, evolutionary aesthetics, and Dante's political theory on church–state relations.

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