{"product_id":"god-is-beauty-a-retreat-on-the-gospel-art","title":"God Is Beauty: A Retreat on the Gospel and Art (paperback)","description":"\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOK #1 IN THE BEAUTY TRILOGY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DEUS-BELEZA-RETIRO-EVANGELHO-Portuguese\/dp\/6599799205\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GKZTKXG3Z9B3\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GtAKOfFhgh6lTjwEu4FPoGRIQWkRHaait1gBCjXGty3GjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.sz-jAG20Q4nXH6N15AaGCxJddXugrprW79fCq6XvTN0\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=christopher+west+deus\u0026amp;qid=1773271959\u0026amp;sprefix=christopher+west+deus%2Caps%2C222\u0026amp;sr=8-1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available in PORTUGUESE here. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eFor the audiobook version, go to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/God-Is-Beauty-Audiobook\/B0CJMX8QBP?qid=1764874911\u0026amp;sr=1-6\u0026amp;ref_pageloadid=not_applicable\u0026amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f\u0026amp;pf_rd_r=XMMB6FSZY5VYP14ZBEDG\u0026amp;plink=bq3RrtlycKa1F5cO\u0026amp;pageLoadId=Qh7DKD5sBFP07hDI\u0026amp;creativeId=0d6f6720-f41c-457e-a42b-8c8dceb62f2c\u0026amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_6\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eAudible\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/apple-books\/\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eApple Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fio.fm\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFios\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.corproject.com\/collections\/bulk-pricing\/products\/bulk-god-is-beauty-a-retreat-on-the-gospel-and-art\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.corproject.com\/collections\/bulk-pricing\/products\/bulk-god-is-beauty-a-retreat-on-the-gospel-and-art\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elick here to purchase cases of \u003cem\u003eGod Is Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e at a discounted bulk rate (36 books\/case)!\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.corproject.com\/collections\/signed\/products\/signed-god-is-beauty-a-retreat-on-the-gospel-and-art\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A SIGNED COPY BY CHRISTOPHER WEST AND OTHER CONTRIBUTORS!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**IF YOU ARE ORDERING ON YOUR PHONE and using a discount code, during the checkout process click on “Show Order Summary” and look for discount code field.**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\" style=\"max-width: 565px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/596093459?title=0\u0026amp;byline=0\u0026amp;portrait=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally delivered in 1962 for artists — and \u003cem\u003emade available now for the first time in English\u003c\/em\u003e — St. John Paul II's (Karol Wojtyla's) penetrating spiritual exercises on divine beauty and its reflection in our humanity  — and the art it produces — remain as timely as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe retreat itself, of course, forms the heart of this attractive volume. To aid you in mining its many riches, it’s followed by an extensive commentary by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Christopher West\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and various shorter, personal reflections from authors who are distinguished in the fields of theology and the arts and whose hearts and works have been transformed by the themes in this retreat: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBill Donaghy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMike Mangione\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFr. Thomas Loya\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJennifer Settle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Sarah Maple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The book also features an inspiring conversation with artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDony MacManus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-component=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"kartra_text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book shows you:\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-component=\"list\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"kartra_list\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"kartra_list__item kartra_list__item--table\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe interior journey of \"the ache\" an artist must take to produce transcendent, impactful art.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"kartra_list__item kartra_list__item--table\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow an artist should process the tensions in life that can inform their work. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"kartra_list__item kartra_list__item--table\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eone thing necessary\u003c\/i\u003e to make \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eeveryone's\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e life a reflection of divine beauty. \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot all are called to be artists in the specific sense of the term. Yet, as Genesis has it, all men and women are entrusted with the task of crafting their own life … to make of it a work of art.\" \u003c\/em\u003e— Saint John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"kartra_list__item kartra_list__item--table\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eReflections from artists and theologians who are living out the themes of this retreat. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"kartra_list__item kartra_list__item--table\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA road map for the Church to reclaim its role as the world's patron of the arts. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b3978;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR GOD IS BEAUTY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Peter Kreeft, Best-selling Author, Philosopher, Theologian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This book is not a masterpiece. It is two masterpieces! One is a short retreat by the greatest man of the 20th century about the divine attribute that is the most irresistible, beauty. It is written in a style much clearer and simpler than most of his other writings. The other is a deeply, moving and illuminating commentary on it by Christopher West, the world’s premier writer on that great saint’s “Theology of the Body,” which George Weigel, John Paul’s biographer, deemed “a theological time bomb” and perhaps her most important theological gift since St. Thomas Aquinas.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDony MacManus, Renowned Irish Sculptor and Art Teacher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e“As artists, the greatest masterpiece we can hope to pull off is our own sanctification, and the truth, goodness and beauty that flows from it. This book will serve as a great starting point for this, the most noble and worthwhile of adventures.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Lev, Catholic Art Historian and Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The rediscovery of this jewel among St John Paul II's teachings offers a splendid opportunity to revitalize the relationship between Catholicism and the arts, which has sadly suffered over the past century. Wojtyla's emphasis on the human person and his inherent beauty and dignity underscores a constant in the history of Christian art and provides an antidote to contemporary trends towards abstraction and relativism in creative output.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNot since Cardinal Gabriele Paleotti in the era of the Counter Reformation has a theologian furnished so much to elevate the interior formation of artists, sharing wisdom to integrate the artistic sense and the moral conscience, and exhorting them to authentic love and humility. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“God is Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e provides an opportunity to bask once again in the thought of Karol Wojtyla, elucidated by Christopher West through the lens of the Theology of the Body and by sculptor Dony MacManus through his practical experience as an artist. It is a chance to reclaim the holy splendor of the human form in an age when ideological and empirical ugliness seem to cloud all that is true, good and beautiful.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Theology of the Body Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39433293791334,"sku":"","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/0413\/products\/GodIsBeautyGIBcover2.2.png?v=1631721004","url":"https:\/\/shop.tobinstitute.org\/products\/god-is-beauty-a-retreat-on-the-gospel-art","provider":"Theology of the Body Institute","version":"1.0","type":"link"}