Procreation and the Spousal Meaning of the Body

Procreation and the Spousal Meaning of the Body
Author: Angel Perez-Lopez
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2017-02-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498292569

This book attempts to aid those who are serious about the study of Pope Saint John Paul II's theology of the body. It is directed especially to those who teach it at both an academic and a parish level. It offers them the necessary scholarly background to be able to faithfully present John Paul II's work, understanding it with depth, and in continuity with Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Second Vatican Council.

Procreation and the Spousal Meaning of the Body

Procreation and the Spousal Meaning of the Body
Author: Angel Perez-Lopez
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2017-02-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498292577

This book attempts to aid those who are serious about the study of Pope Saint John Paul II's theology of the body. It is directed especially to those who teach it at both an academic and a parish level. It offers them the necessary scholarly background to be able to faithfully present John Paul II's work, understanding it with depth, and in continuity with Saint Thomas Aquinas and the Second Vatican Council.

Aquinas and the Theology of the Body

Aquinas and the Theology of the Body
Author: Thomas Petri
Publisher: CUA Press
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2016-04-22
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0813228476

Pope John Paul's Theology of the Body catecheses has garnered tremendous popularity in theological and catechetical circles. Students of the Theology of the Body have generally interpreted it as innovative not only in its presentation of the Church's teaching on marriage and sexuality, but also as radically advancing that teaching. Aquinas and the Theology of the Body offers a somewhat different interpretation. Fr. Thomas Petri argues that the philosophy and theology of Thomas Aquinas substantially contributed to John Paul's intellectual formation, which he never abandoned. A correct interpretation of the Theology of the Body requires, therefore, a thorough understanding of Thomistic anthropology and theology, which has been mostly lacking in commentaries on the pope's important contributions on the subject of marriage and sexuality.

Conjugal Chastity in Pope Wojtyla

Conjugal Chastity in Pope Wojtyla
Author: Ailbe M. O'Reilly
Publisher: Peter Lang
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2010
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781433106118

Conjugal Chastity in Pope Wojtyla explains how Karol Wojtyla, philosopher, theologian, and Pope, tried to show how the sexual act, within the context of marriage, is an expression of love. After explaining how love as goodwill is the foundation of conjugal love, the correct relationship between love and justice is clarified. The negative dimension of the personalistic norm of Wojtyla is then critically examined. Conjugal love is explained in terms of conjugal beneficience based on conjugal benevolence. This love leads to total self-giving in each conjugal act. The procreative meaning of the conjugal act seems to be its most formal element (the soul of the act, so to speak); the unitive element is described as an essential property of this act, something which necessarily flows from the conjugal act which is open to life. Chastity is the virtue that allows sexuality to be integrated into a love which is truly personal and reflects Trinitarian Love.

Theology of the Body Explained

Theology of the Body Explained
Author: Christopher West
Publisher: Gracewing Publishing
Total Pages: 558
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780852446003

Christopher West makes John Paul II's theology of the body available for the first time to people at all levels within the Christian community. Love, sexuality, and human flourishing are inseparable. Those who doubted this will find West's book a transforming experience, and those who have been wounded will find liberation and peace. A wonderful education on the meaning of being human. Christopher West teaches the theology of the body and sexual ethics at St John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver. He is also visiting faculty member of the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family in Melbourne, Australia.

Aquinas's Eschatological Ethics and the Virtue of Temperance

Aquinas's Eschatological Ethics and the Virtue of Temperance
Author: Matthew Levering
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Pess
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2019-11-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0268106355

In Aquinas’s Eschatological Ethics and the Virtue of Temperance, Matthew Levering argues that Catholic ethics make sense only in light of the biblical worldview that Jesus has inaugurated the kingdom of God by pouring out his spirit. Jesus has made it possible for us to know and obey God’s law for human flourishing as individuals and communities. He has reoriented our lives toward the goal of beatific communion with him in charity, which affects the exercise of the moral virtues that pertain to human flourishing. Without the context of the inaugurated kingdom, Catholic ethics as traditionally conceived will seem like an effort to find a middle ground between legalistic rigorism and relativistic laxism, which is especially the case with the virtue of temperance, the focus of Levering’s book. After an opening chapter on the eschatological/biblical character of Catholic ethics, the ensuing chapters engage Aquinas’s theology of temperance in the Summa theologiae, which identifies and examines a number of virtues associated with temperance. Levering demonstrates that the theology of temperance is profoundly biblical, and that Aquinas’s theology of temperance relies for its intelligibility upon Christ’s inauguration of the kingdom of God as the graced fulfillment of our created nature. The book develops new vistas for scholars and students interested in moral theology.

"In the Beginning . . ."

Author: Eduardo J. Echeverria
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498273076

One of the most significant contributions of Pope John Paul II to the church, and arguably to the culture, was his development of a theology of the body. This theology explores the rich meaning and vocation of human embodiment, of the body-person, in light of the fundamental truths of creation, fall into sin, and redemption in Jesus Christ. In this book, Eduardo J. Echeverria inquires into the biblical, theological, and philosophical foundations of the Pope's theology of the body. In a wide-ranging discussion of a Catholic theology of revelation, biblical hermeneutics, and a biblical perspective on the Christ-centered dynamics of the moral life, Echeverria clearly establishes the fundamental principles needed for a full understanding of John Paul II's thought. He probes the philosophical foundations of the Pope's thought in the context of a Catholic theology of nature, sin, and grace. The book concludes with an analysis of the normative implications of the Pope's theology for sexual ethics and provides a novel and provocative application of the theology of the body to the morality of homosexuality. Echeverria's study of John Paul II's theology of the body helps us to make sense of how the pope's theology deepens our understanding of the Catholic teaching that "the human body shares in the dignity of the 'image of God'" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 364).

The Genesis of Gender

The Genesis of Gender
Author: Abigail Favale
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2022-07-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1642292176

The question of gender—who we are as men and women—has never been more pressing, or more misunderstood. Weaving personal experience with expert knowledge, Dr. Abigail Favale provides an in-depth yet accessible account of the gender paradigm: a framework for understanding reality and identity that has recently risen to prominence. Favale traces the genealogy of gender to its origins in feminism and postmodern thought, describing how gender has come to eclipse sex, and how that shift is reshaping language, law, medicine, sexuality, and our own self-perceptions. With substance, clarity, and compassion, Favale teases out the hidden assumptions of the gender paradigm and exposes its effects. Yet this book is not merely an exposé—it is also a powerful, moving articulation of a Christian understanding of reality: a holistic paradigm that proclaims the dignity of the body, the sacramental meaning of sexual difference, and the interconnectedness of all creation. The Genesis of Gender is a vital, timely resource for anyone seeking to better understand the gender paradigm—and how to live beyond it.

Man and Woman He Created Them

Man and Woman He Created Them
Author: John Paul II
Publisher: Pauline Books and Media
Total Pages: 580
Release: 2019-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0819848816

A new critical translation of Pope John Paul II's talks on the Theology of the Body by the internationally renowned biblical scholar Michael Waldstein. With meticulous scholarship and profound insight, Waldstein presents John Paul II's magnificent vision of the human person. Includes a preface by Cardinal Schönborn, a foreword by Christopher West, a comprehensive index of words and phrases, a scriptural index, and a reference table for other versions of the papal texts. Recipient of a CPA Award!

The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World Anniversary Editon

The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World Anniversary Editon
Author: Catholic Church
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2015-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780819865038

This apostolic exhortation can be considered the magisterium's most comprehensive explanation of the nature of the family, rooting the essence of that nature in love. It also summarizes Saint John Paul II's theology of the body which can lead persons to an "ever deeper and more intense communion" (FC 18). This special anniversary edition includes the full text of the original document plus new commentary that will guide you through this important document.