ABSTRACT
Theists of all traditions have long been interested in the relationship between theism and moral goodness. They have not always paid the same close attention to the relationship between theism and aesthetic goodness. Indeed, it has sometimes been thought that an interest in beauty can be spiritually pernicious, just because it can deflect a person’s attention from moral concerns. We are all familiar with the stereotype of the person who is too much interested in “beauty” to notice the pressing needs of their neighbor (Begbie 2006).
