In this paper, I present a piece of natural theology, whose pro tanto conclusion is the existence of god-the-artist, that is a lower case “g” god, a creator who creates for the sake of beauty, but who is not worthy of worship, a god who can be admired but should not be loved. I then consider some only partially successful responses to this dismal conclusion. Finally, I show to reconcile the idea of a god motivated by love of beauty with the religious tradition of an upper case “G” God, who is not merely to be worshiped but loves us and invites a loving response.

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美的自然神学与爱的荣耀

在本文中，我提出了一个自然神学，其自然结论是神灵艺术家的存在，即小写的“ g”神，它是为美而创造的创造者，但并非如此。值得敬拜的神，可以敬佩却不应该被爱。然后，我认为对这一令人沮丧的结论只有部分成功的回应。最后，我展示了将以爱美丽为动机的上帝的思想与大写字母“ G”的宗教传统相调和，G上帝不仅要受到崇拜，而且要爱我们，并引起热烈的反响。