Theology of the Body for Beginners

This book is a short review of the homonym work by St. John Paul II. It's structured following the same chapters as the work by our late Pope and works with his thesis that we grow closer to God when we realize the unity of our soul and body and how the love of God flows to the whole human body.
The book then arguments how holy a true Christian marriage can be, by following the 4 attributes of love as postulated by Jesus Christ, which are being free, total, faithful, and fruitful. In that way, when argumenting against contraception, the importance of chastity, outside and inside marriage, the option of celibacy, as also a fulfilling role to human sexuality, among other questions, we need to consider whether our answers are according those 4 attributes.
The book closes emphasizing the challenge of new evangelization, as people are abandoning the church or picking doctrine and leaving other out of their lives. The theology of body may prove itself a great bridge between the freeing doctrine of the Catholic Church and the expectations of its members and non-members alike.

Short Review: Theology of the Body for Beginners by Christopher West - good introduction, important subject. On the whole I really like West's introduction to John Paul II's theology of the body. I did not feel he explained the objections to contraception as well as I would like. But I spent a lot of time highlighting and taking notes. This is really important theology.

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