The late-seventeenth century reformed Dutch theologian Peter van Mastricht wrote Theoretical-Practical Theology (RHB). It is in my opinion the best systematic theology existent in English. Volume 4 is out, on Christ’s Person, filled with wonderful material.
Three topics in the volume...
christ
christ's human nature
communication of properties
communion of natures
conception
ensoulment
lutheranism
mary
metaphysics
perpetual virginity of mary
peter van mastricht
romanism
soul
God has created beauty into so much that is around us. In some respect it is an end in itself: that something is beautiful is the only justification one needs to look at it, receiving pleasure in doing so.
Yet what is beauty? What is that which is common between a beautiful sight and...