Aesthetics is that area of philosophy
that considers the perception of the beautiful as distinguished from the moral
of the useful. Christian musicians often
wonder just where Christocentric music philosophy fits in to a Christian
aesthetic. One thing is sure, God is
interested in beauty. We know that He is
since when we look around us we can see that His creation is not only useful
but also very, very beautiful. A part of
God’s creation being very good is evidenced, among other things, by its beauty.
Genesis 1:31states very clearly, “And God saw everything that he had made, and,
behold, it was very good (maod towb
3966 2896).” Maod towb connotes a creation that was exceedingly beautiful or
best.
As always, the Christian is concerned
with where to start when building a philosophy of artistic beauty. One thing we know, that in the beginning God
created everything that is beautiful.
Since music was a part of His creation, we know from the Genesis record
that the beauty that God created was very good so therefore His creation of
beauty was exceedingly beautiful.
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