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Should Christians Care about Beauty?

Ben Dunson ⬩ Jul 7, 2026

Aesthetics; Christian Life; Natural Theology

Ps 19; Ps 27; Eccl 3; Matt 6; Rom 1; Gal 5; Phil 4

2026

An oil painting of a 19th century man penning a letter

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The “Passion” — Some Concerns

Ian Hamilton ⬩ Apr 1, 2004

Aesthetics; Atonement

Isa 52; Rom 8; Rom 10

2004

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The Development of the Dialetical Method of Socrates

Philip Vollmer ⬩ 1913

Aesthetics; Church Architecture; Philosophy (General)

Exod 25; John 1

1913

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The Music Lover

Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Jr. ⬩ 1916

Aesthetics; Fiction

Ps 98; Ps 150

1916

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Music and Poetry: Essays upon Some Aspects and Inter-Relations of the Two Arts

Sidney Clopton Lanier, Sr. ⬩ 1905

Aesthetics; Art; Poetry

Ps 19; Ps 98; Ps 150

1905

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Culture and Restraint

Hugh Black ⬩ 1901

Aesthetics; Christian Life

Zech 9; Matt 16

1901

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Ministers and Music: Princeton Lectures

John Barbour ⬩ 1908

Aesthetics; Worship

Ps 100; Ps 150

1908

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The Amateur Garden

George Washington Cable ⬩ 1914

Aesthetics

Gen 1; Ps 104

1914

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A New Aesthetic for Protestantism

Fred Eastman ⬩ 1929

Aesthetics; Pastoral Theology; Theological Method

Ps 23; John 13; Rom 12

1929

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Divine Origin of Christianity as Shown by Its Poetry

Samuel Jackson Fisher ⬩ 1902

Aesthetics; Apologetics

Ps 19; John 1; Rom 1

1902

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Milton and Tennyson

Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Jr. ⬩ 1883

Aesthetics; Literature

Gen 2; Isa 6

1883

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Art and Ethics in Some of Their Relations

Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Jr. ⬩ 1883

Aesthetics; Character and Conduct of Life; Ethics (General)

Prov 4; Matt 5

1883

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The True Nature of the Beautiful, and Its Relation to Culture

William Greenough Thayer Shedd ⬩ 1879

Aesthetics; Philosophy (General); Theology

Ps 19; Rom 1

1879

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Literary Essays

William Greenough Thayer Shedd ⬩ 1878

Aesthetics; Education; Theology

Ps 19; John 1; Rom 12

1878

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The Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Didache

David Schley Schaff ⬩ 1889

Aesthetics; Ancient and Medieval Church History; Eastern and Orthodox Churches

Ps 19; Acts 2

1889

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The Beautiful

John Martin Philip Otts ⬩ 1866

Aesthetics; Natural Theology

Ps 19; Rom 1

1866

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The Poetry of Modern Skepticism: Matthew Arnold. James Thompson

James Ormsbee Murray ⬩ 1889

Aesthetics; Apologetical Method

John 14; Rom 1

1889

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An Introduction to the Study of Aesthetics

James Clement Moffat ⬩ 1856

Aesthetics; Art

Ps 19; John 1

1856

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The Emotions

James McCosh ⬩ 1880

Aesthetics; Anthropology (Doctrine of Man); Philosophy (General)

Ps 42; Prov 4; Phil 4

1880

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Notice of Dr. Burns by Dr. McCosh

James McCosh ⬩ 1873

Aesthetics; Church History, Autobiography, and Biography; Creeds and Confessions

Ps 19; Rom 1

1873

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Confessional Presbyterian Library

Should Christians Care about Beauty?

The “Passion” — Some Concerns

The Development of the Dialetical Method of Socrates

The Music Lover

Music and Poetry: Essays upon Some Aspects and Inter-Relations of the Two Arts

Culture and Restraint

Ministers and Music: Princeton Lectures

The Amateur Garden

A New Aesthetic for Protestantism

Divine Origin of Christianity as Shown by Its Poetry

Milton and Tennyson

Art and Ethics in Some of Their Relations

The True Nature of the Beautiful, and Its Relation to Culture

Literary Essays

The Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Didache

The Beautiful

The Poetry of Modern Skepticism: Matthew Arnold. James Thompson

An Introduction to the Study of Aesthetics

The Emotions

Notice of Dr. Burns by Dr. McCosh

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