Charles Taliaferro is Professor of Philosophy and the Oscar and Gertrude Boe Distinguished Chair, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN USA. Jil Evans is an American painter and author, and member of the Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art cooperative in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

'The theme of this book is unusual and important, and is impressive in its combination of art, philosophy, and religion. Readable, attractive, and interesting, it is an excellent contribution by major scholars to this series.' Keith Ward, University of Roehampton and Christ Church College, Oxford University

• Introduction: The View from Everywhere; 1. Aesthetic Personalism; 2. Is God Invisible?; 3. The Gates of Perception; 4. The Perception of Gates; 5. The Beautiful Gate; 6. Revealing and Concealing; 7. Public Perception of Religious and Art Objects; 8. A Personal Guide to the Aesthetic Experience of Works of Art; Epilogue.

Charles Taliaferro is Professor of Philosophy and the Oscar and Gertrude Boe Distinguished Chair, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN USA. Jil Evans is an American painter and author, and member of the Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art cooperative in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

'The theme of this book is unusual and important, and is impressive in its combination of art, philosophy, and religion. Readable, attractive, and interesting, it is an excellent contribution by major scholars to this series.' Keith Ward, University of Roehampton and Christ Church College, Oxford University

• Introduction: The View from Everywhere; 1. Aesthetic Personalism; 2. Is God Invisible?; 3. The Gates of Perception; 4. The Perception of Gates; 5. The Beautiful Gate; 6. Revealing and Concealing; 7. Public Perception of Religious and Art Objects; 8. A Personal Guide to the Aesthetic Experience of Works of Art; Epilogue.

Charles Taliaferro is Professor of Philosophy and the Oscar and Gertrude Boe Distinguished Chair, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN USA. Jil Evans is an American painter and author, and member of the Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art cooperative in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

'The theme of this book is unusual and important, and is impressive in its combination of art, philosophy, and religion. Readable, attractive, and interesting, it is an excellent contribution by major scholars to this series.' Keith Ward, University of Roehampton and Christ Church College, Oxford University

• Introduction: The View from Everywhere; 1. Aesthetic Personalism; 2. Is God Invisible?; 3. The Gates of Perception; 4. The Perception of Gates; 5. The Beautiful Gate; 6. Revealing and Concealing; 7. Public Perception of Religious and Art Objects; 8. A Personal Guide to the Aesthetic Experience of Works of Art; Epilogue.