Seeing Beauty & Saying Beautifully

Here are three influential Christians whose work exhibited a love for beauty and a commitment to truth. Whether discussing George Herbert’s poetry, George Whitefield’s preaching or C. S. Lewis’s writing, the author leads us to rediscover the importance of vigorous creative effort in loving God and spreading the good news about Jesus. New facets of truth emerge as the author explores poetic eloquence and creative expression in their ministries and works.

John Piper (DTheol, University of Munich) is the founder and teacher of desiringgod.org and the chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. He served for 33 years as the senior pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God; Don’t Waste Your Life; This Momentary Marriage; A Peculiar Glory; and Reading the Bible Supernaturally.