‘Lovely in [impaired] limbs, and lovely in [impaired] eyes all his:’ A practical theology reflection on beauty, disgust, and aesthetics for Christian engagement with disability and impairment

• Published in: Missiology Vol. 52; no. 4; pp. 345 - 366
• Main Author: Wan, Ka Ki Samuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.10.2024
• Subjects: aesthetic theology; beauty; Christian ethics; theological anthropology; disability theology; Practical theology; theological reflection; moral foundation theory; disgust; aesthetics

Beauty and the horrid have mirroring effects on the conscious and subconscious human gaze and instinctive desires. Beauty may draw human desires to be realised in presence, connection, and relationship. The horrid may draw the primal instinct of disgust to be realised in alienation, disconnection, a...