Seeks to draw attention to the fierce splendour that is shot through human experience, and most sharply focussed at Calvary.
In recent years there has been a long-overdue and much-needed re-emphasis on God’s unconditional and extravagant grace. As with all pendulum swings, this proper emphasis is in need of some correction in order to prevent an imbalance.
‘A Terrible Beauty’ seeks to probe the profound
mystery and the perplexing mixture of agony and
ecstasy that lie at the very heart of life and which are most sharply focussed at Calvary. The redemptive work of God in purifying his creation, the divine project to renew all things, is both terrible and beautiful. But it is the one thing that ultimately gives sense and purpose to life.