Potter creatively engages Von Balthasar's work in a comprehensive manner in order to begin to extrapolate a theology of art. He engages the phenomenological experience of beauty bringing the Swiss theologian's thought into dialogue with contemporary philosophers and theologians. This is a refreshing synthetic and critical study of Von Balthasar with a view towards his contribution to a theology of art.

John Dadosky, Regis College, University of Toronto

With this fascinating volume, Brett Potter continues the work of next-generation Balthasar scholars who draw Balthasar into relation with contemporary discourses, in this case aesthetics. Potter never loses the difference between aesthetic theology and theological aesthetics for Balthasar as he provides a carefully nuanced analysis of Balthasar’s negotiation with Heidegger’s phenomenology, with Derrida, with contemporary art theory and with contemporary theological aesthetics from Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox perspectives. This book will be a must-read for anyone interested in the interface of theology and art and the complexities of this relation in the contemporary world.

Anthony C. Sciglitano Jr., Seton Hall University