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Called to Love Approaching John Paul II's Theology of the Body

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ISBN-10: 0385527713

ISBN-13: 9780385527712

Edition: 2009

Authors: Carl Anderson, Jose Granados, Carl A. Anderson

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Christianity has long been regarded as viewing the body as a threat to a person's spiritual nature and of denying its sexual dimension. In 1979, Pope John Paul II departed from this traditional dichotomy and offered an integrated vision of the human body and soul. In a series of talks that came to be known as "the theology of the body," he explained the divine meaning of human sexuality and why the body provides answers to fundamental questions about our lives. In CALLED TO LOVE, Carl Anderson, chairman of the world's largest catholic service organization, and Fr. Jose Granados discuss the philosophical and religious significance of "the theology of the body" in language at once poetic and…    
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List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/14/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

CARL ANDERSON,New York Timesbestselling author, is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Knights of Columbus. He held various positions of the Executive Office of the President from 1983 to 1987, was a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and has taught at the Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Rome. FR. JOSE GRANADOS is assistant professor of patrology and sytematic theology at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Encountering Love: The Experience of The Body And The Revelation of Love
The Body Manifests The Person
Sexual Difference: The Vocation to Love
The Nuptial Mystery: From The Original Gift To The Gift of Self
The Communion of Persons As An Image of The Trinity
The Redemption of The Heart
A Wounded Heart: The Fragility of Love
Christ: The Redeemer of The Heart And The Fullness of Love
Maturing In The Fullness of Love
The Beauty of Love: The Splendor of the Body
Loving with the Love of Christ: The Sacrament of Marriage
Witnessing To The Fullness of Love: Christian Virginity And The Destiny of The Body
The Family and The Civilization of Love
Notes
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