{"product_id":"beauty-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-paperback","title":"Beauty: What It Is and Why It Matters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn-Mark Miravalle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat we moderns have forgotten, the ancients knew well: true beauty heals the soul, draws us to God, and yields lasting happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with the wisdom of Plato, Augustine, Aquinas, and St. John Paul II, these pages unpack perennial truths about beauty and rivet them into your soul, opening the eyes of your understanding to the beauty all around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering an abundance of accessible examples, author John Mark Miravalle demonstrates that beauty is neither in the eye of the beholder, nor for the cultivated, the dreamer, or the \"hopeless romantic\" alone. On the contrary, the ability to understand, recognize, and delight in beauty readies all souls for heaven -- and makes it easier for us to get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom these pages, you'll learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy beauty is not just a matter of opinion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eT\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe are meant for beauty, and beauty is meant for us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat we moderns have forgotten, the ancients knew well: true beauty heals the soul, draws us to God, and yields lasting happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRich with the wisdom of Plato, Augustine, Aquinas, and St. John Paul II, these pages unpack perennial truths about beauty and rivet them into your soul, opening the eyes of your understanding to the beauty all around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffering an abundance of accessible examples, author John Mark Miravalle demonstrates that beauty is neither in the eye of the beholder, nor for the cultivated, the dreamer, or the \"hopeless romantic\" alone. On the contrary, the ability to understand, recognize, and delight in beauty readies all souls for heaven\"¬‚¬\"and makes it easier for us to get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom these pages, you'll learn:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy beauty is not just a matter of opinion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe virtues we need to perceive beauty and to enjoy it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to determine whether an artwork is truly beautiful\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe respective roles of reason and emotion in appreciating beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the beauty of nature testifies to God's existence . . . while rejection of God obscures nature's beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the help of these pages, you'll receive fresh eyes to marvel again (or for the first time) at the beauty of nature, music, art, architecture, and, most importantly, the beauty of God, the fountainhead and exemplar of all things on earth that are beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770582761760,"sku":"9781622827121","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/efb28b1d7ca3407370267bb9ec4705f2.webp?v=1780374427","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beauty-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}