On overcoming a “pornographic vision” of life from a favorite spiritually enlightened art writer:

“God made every beautiful thing you’ve ever seen. Reflect on Him, when you see something beautiful—that’s the job of true aesthetics. To develop appreciation and thanks. Beauty is meant to lead us into a thankful encounter with God.

Conversely, porn (or a pornographic vision of things) uses beauty, and makes it about us, true aesthetics draws us towards and into it’s Source, and makes it about Him! Beauty is a witness about Him. When you see something beautiful, trace it into God, that keeps vision pure.”

Like the idea of beauty as a witness and something which is meant to draw us into God. Nice theological aesthetics!