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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 248
EAN: 9780809142958
ISBN: 0809142953
Label: Paulist Press
Manufacturer: Paulist Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 179
Publication Date: November 30, 2004
Publisher: Paulist Press
Sales Rank: 612345
Studio: Paulist Press
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This small, spirited book examines the role of the human body in the Christian spiritual life. It addresses those who cycle, swim, jog, dance, practice yoga, engage in manual labor, care for the earth, and make love. It reclaims a positive, healthy attitude toward our individual bodies, toward the social body, toward the body of believers who make up the Church, and toward the earthbody of the natural world. Fr. Thomas Ryan, as editor and contributor, leads with an introduction and in two subsequent chapters lays the groundwork for a positive spirituality of the body, providing examples of embodied faith expression in Eastern and Western Christian practice, as well as in the Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Jewish traditions. Exercise and rest, fasting and feasting, acts of corporal mercy, the sexual expression of love are lifted up as the body language of faith in daily living. James Wiseman provides a short overview of historical Christian attitudes toward the body. Casey Rock reflects on her own delicate dance with Christianity and yoga. Jim Dickerson challenges us to integrate the social and political dimensions of the gospel into personal prayer practices. James Hall reflects on the embodiment of Christ in the world of matter and how care for the earth is integral to faith. Fitness buffs, outdoor enthusiasts, yoga practioners, and political activitists will resonate with this positive spirituality rooted in the body.
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Rating: - Reclaimed and Proclaimed
I first discovered Ryan's DVD on yoga and prayer and was so moved to learn more I came to Amazon "in search of..." This is a great book for those who want to understand why we lost touch with our bodies and the effects of separating the soul from the body. God didn't create us that way, but Ryan helps us find our way back to the miraculous way we were created. All contributing authors have their own style and come together to teach us how to see ourselves in the true Light.
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