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Title: The Theology of the Body According to John Paul II: Human Love in the Divine Plan by John Paul, Pope John Paul II, Paul, II John ISBN: 0-8198-7394-2 Publisher: Daughters of st Paul Pub. Date: December, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The fruit of this work has yet to be discovered
Comment: Pope John Paul II has given us one of the best (if not the best) books of modern theology today. This book is a compilation of many weekly addresses the Pope gave in the early 80's. Now compiled into this one work, we can view the absolute genius of the mind of Pope JPII. His insights into humanity, creation, the human person and the body are without equal. In fact, he may be known for this work more than any other when history judges him in the future. He has given the Church new insights into the dignity of the human person, marriage,... and made it challenging to all of us.
If you haven't read any of the Pope's writings, I suggest you start with his encyclicals, and study them hard, before jumping into this work. The Theology of the Body has already started several grass-roots evangelism projects and my guess is that we are only starting to see the fruit this book will bear.
Rating: 5
Summary: A philosophical masterpiece and a "Theological Time Bomb"
Comment: The Theology of the Body is comparable in depth of thought to the works of Augustine and Aquinas.
The writings speak to a reader at numerous levels: the personal, the organizational, global, sacramental, familial, paternal, maternal, fraternal, vocational, scriptural, anthropological and many others. The beauty is the integration of teachings at and across each level!
The teachings encapsulated within this work synthesize many truths about humanity and Catholic Christianity.
The book's writings shed light on the fullness of Truth revealed in and over the fullness of time. What was implied in the truth of the Gospel is revealed in a more explicit way in the Pope's analysis.
Topics of interest include: the dignity of the human person, the human body in art versus pornography, the intended relationship between man and woman from the beginning - in the present - and future, what the physical human body reveals about the nature of the person and God, the call to Chastity and Modesty, the universal call to holiness, the mystery of Body of Christ, the mystery of the priesthood, celibacy, and the mystery of the Eucharist and much, much more.
The book is a difficult read if you are not familiar with the Pope's method... but well worth it!!
Rating: 5
Summary: Important insights into realist/Christian phenomenology
Comment: Those with a philosophical background may regard JPII's leaning toward phenomenology as either a peripheral "quirk" or a departure from traditional (i.e., Aristotelian-Thomist) realism. "Theology of the Body" should dissuade of either conclusion. JPII's approach to phenomenology is foundational to his celebration of human personhood, and totally realist and thus thoroughly compatible with traditional Christian philosophy. The theological significance of JPII's philosophical approach is clearly demonstrated in his phenomenological exegesis of the existential signficance of man's transition from "original solitude" (before Eve's creation) to "original nakedness" (Adam's encounter with Eve). JPII's meditation on how man's personal self-awareness - and thus his personhood - is fulfilled through the bodily disclosure of another person literally "fleshes out" the teaching of the universal Catechism: God is an eternal exchange of Love, in which man is destined to participate (CCC 221). I only regret that the Pope did not develop the analogy implicit in his meditation between the purely relational Personhood of the Blessed Trinity and the nuptial meaning of the human body.
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Title: Theology of the Body Explained: A Commentary on John Paul Ii's "Gospel of the Body by Christopher West ISBN: 0819874108 Publisher: Pauline Books & Media Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Love and Responsibility by Karol Wojtyla, H.T. Willetts, Pope John Paul II ISBN: 0898704456 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: August, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Good News About Sex and Marriage: Answers to Your Honest Questions About Catholic Teaching by Christopher West ISBN: 1569552142 Publisher: Charis Books Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: The Way to Christ : Spiritual Exercises by Pope John Paul II ISBN: 0060642165 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 07 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Weigel ISBN: 0060932864 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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