Wonderfully Made

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A Protestant Theology of the Body Written by John W. Kleinig Why do we have bodies?When it comes to thinking about our bodies, confusion reigns. In our secular age, there has been a loss of the body's goodness, purpose, and end. Many people, driven by shame and idolatry, abuse their...

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A Protestant Theology of the Body

Written by John W. Kleinig

Why do we have bodies?
When it comes to thinking about our bodies, confusion reigns. In our secular age, there has been a loss of the body's goodness, purpose, and end. Many people, driven by shame and idolatry, abuse their body through self-harm or self-improvement. How can we renew our understanding and see our bodies the way God does?

In Wonderfully Made, John Kleinig forms a properly biblical theology of our bodies. Through his keen sensitivity to Scripture's witness, Kleinig explains why bodies matter. While sin has corrupted our bodies and how we think of them, God's creation is still good. Thus, our bodies are good gifts. The Son took on a body to redeem our bodies. Kleinig addresses issues like shame, chastity, desire, gender dysphoria, and more, by integrating them into the biblical vision of creation.

Readers of Wonderfully Made will not only be equipped to engage in current issues; they will gain a robust theology of the body and better appreciation of God's very good creation.

Recommendations

This book will surely take its place among the growing library of works that treat this fascinating subject. I cannot recommend it too highly! ―Gregg R. Allison, professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

When so much written about the body is polemical, political, or perverse, how good it is to read an author who is on the side of the angels, not the cynics. ―Thomas M. Winger, President of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, Ontario, CA

Hardcover with jacket, 256 pages, notes, author, subject and Scripture indexes