“All poetry and music, and art of every true sort, bears witness to man's continual falling in love with beauty and his desperate attempt to induce beauty to live with him and enrich his common life.” MenArtFallCommonBeautyBearsFalling In LoveWitnessDesperateBeauty Of LifeVery TrueCommon LifePoetry And Music Book:The newborn Christian: 114 readings from J.B. Phillips Source: The newborn Christian: 114 readings from J.B. Phillips
“When the throne of God is overturned, the rebel realizes that it is now his own responsibility to create the justice, order, and unity that he sought in vain within his own condition, and in this way to justify the fall of God. Then begins the desperate effort to create, at the price of crime and murder if necessary, the dominion of man.” IfsMenWayOrderFallRealizingJusticeEffortResponsibilityConditionsCrimeMurderUnityVainDesperateJustifyRebelThronesDominion Book:The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt Source: The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt