Life in the Flesh - An Anti-Gnostic Spiritual Philosophy (Hardcover)

Christianity is deeply interested in the body. In its central mysteries -- creation, incarnation, and resurrection -- the body and human flesh are radically implicated. Bodies are persons, and persons are spiritual beings, bearers of the divine image and destined for bodily union with God. From the Bible to the Second Vatican Council, from Irenaeus and Tertullian to Aquinas and Luther, the classic sources of the Christian tradition engender a spiritual philosophy that challenges the ever-present gnostic impulse either to marginalize, or else to worship, the body. Adam G. Cooper brings these rich sources into conversation with numerous contemporary voices in philosophy and theology, offering an illuminating and critical perspective on such pressing social and ethical questions as pornography, feminism, philosophy of mind, sterility, and death.

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Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	December 2008
Authors:	Adam G. Cooper
Dimensions:	223 x 145 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	292
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-954662-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian life & practice Books > Christianity > Christian theology Promotions
LSN:	0-19-954662-2
Barcode:	9780199546626

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