{"product_id":"theology-of-the-body-for-beginners","title":"Theology of the Body for Beginners: Revised Edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ascension\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"author\"\u003eBroken families, abortion, AIDS, internet pornography, sexual abuse scandals, homosexual marriage; our Church and our world are in the midst of a profound sexual crisis. Is there a way out?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor such a time as this have we been given St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Based on the words of Jesus, St. John Paul II’s famous reflections on the body and sex take us to the root of the modern crisis and chart the path to an authentic sexual liberation. Yet the saint’s dense scholarship often intimidates the average person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his previous book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheology of the Body Explained\u003c\/em\u003e, Christopher West offered a more detailed, six-hundred-page commentary on St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere, he provides a short and popular summary of the saint’s revolutionary teaching while answering big questions like:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is the meaning of life?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy did God create us male and female?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy is there evil in the world and how do we overcome it?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do we attain true happiness on earth?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat kind of joys await us in heaven?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we experience the love we long for in the depth of our hearts?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheology of the Body for Beginners\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2004) quickly became an international best-seller. This freshly revised and expanded edition is based on Dr. Michael Waldstein’s much improved translation of St. John Paul II’s catechesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew for this edition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll quotations have been updated with the new translation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey insights discovered through Dr. Waldstein’s access to the St. John Paul II archives have been incorporated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe outline of the text has been substantially reorganized to reflect the newly discovered outline of St. John Paul II’s original manuscript.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. John Paul II’s “hidden” and previously untranslated addresses are summarized.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ascension Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48189138501875,"sku":"433-9781934217856","price":19.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/0294\/5523\/files\/TOB_Beginners_3D.webp?v=1764614108","url":"https:\/\/standrewschurchsupply.biz\/products\/theology-of-the-body-for-beginners","provider":"St. Andrew’s Book, Gift, \u0026 Church Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}