Theology of the Body
EXPLAINED
A Commentary on John Paul II's
'Gospel of the Body'
CHRISTOPHER WEST
Foreword by George Weigel
If Pope John Paul II's theology of the body is a "theological time bomb set to go off" (George Weigel), Christopher West has lit the fuse in this book. With clarity and precision he unpacks the Pope's weighty talks and translates them into a language that everyone can understand. This book makes the perfect companion to the Pope's text. For the first time ever, readers will have a commentary that follows the complete series of general audiences, explained in an appealing way. Both scholars and everyday readers will benefit from this easy-to-read commentary
Christopher West makes John Paul's theology of the body available for the first time to people at all levels within the Christian community. Love, sexuality and human flourishing are inseparable. Those who have doubted this will find West's book a transforming experience, and those who have been wounded will find in it liberation, healing and peace.
George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney
Christopher West has done a splendid job in providing an intelligent and accurate representation of John Paul II's theology of the body.
William E May
Professor of Moral Theology, John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and the Family
Christopher West teaches the theology of the body and sexual ethics at St John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver. He is also visiting faculty member of the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Melbourne, Australia. His extensive lecturing, numerous tapes, and his best-selling book Good News about Sex and Marriage have sparked an international ground swell of interest in Pope John Paul II's theology of the body.
Available 528pp £20.00 ISBN 0 85244 600 4
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Also now available:
Theology of the Body Made Simple:
An Introduction to John Paul II's 'Gospel of the Body'
0852446683 72pp £6.99