I have been asked tonight to talk about a Christian vision of
beauty, and I am first struck by the fact that this conversation would
be so rare. There are altogether too few opportunities for Christians
to ponder some of the biggest questions of life. We tend to focus on
the questions of urgency and the questions of immediate interest. That
is not to say that such questions are improper, but it is to say that
Christian thought can sometimes fall out of balance. One of the
realities we face is that in a conversation like this, we are not
exactly sure where to begin. Where should we begin talking about beauty?