philosophical is what so intrigued Balthasar. It is precisely why he titled his theological aesthetics, which is another way of saying a theology of beauty, The Glory of the Lord. In other words, glory is beauty. Glory is that which is excellent, that which is extraordinary, that which is transcendent. And, Balthasar quickly points out, it is known only by revelation, which is to say it is known ultimately in Christ. To simply speak of beauty and excellence and transcendence is not theology. That