The Life of the Body
eBook - ePub

The Life of the Body

Physical Well-Being and Spiritual Formation

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eBook - ePub

The Life of the Body

Physical Well-Being and Spiritual Formation

About this book

What does exercise have to do with our souls?How do our sleeping habits relate to being conformed to the likeness of Christ?What do our bodies have to do with spiritual formation?Valerie Hess has taken up these questions with her spiritual formation graduate students. And Lane Arnold has processed them with others as a spiritual director. They have discovered that the life of our bodies has quite a bit to do with the life of our souls.Together they have written a book that helps readers explore

  • choices about what we eat
  • worshiping with our bodies
  • seasons of life for body and soul
  • caring for the planet
  • and more

Each chapter has reflection questions and creative exercises to help you engage body and soul with these themes. This is not just a book to read. It's an invitation to a new way of experiencing God.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Formatio
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction Here’s the Question
  7. 1 Jesus Has a Body
  8. 2 Bodies Within the Body
  9. 3 Our Body in Worship
  10. 4 Toward a Blanced Lifestyle
  11. 5 A Theology of Food
  12. 6 Questioning Cultural Messages
  13. 7 Extremes Examined
  14. 8 The Body Gone Awry
  15. 9 Seasoned Well
  16. 10 The Next Generation
  17. 11 Caring for the Planet
  18. Conclusion Going On from Here
  19. Acknowledgments
  20. Appendix A Holy Habits for the Whole Body
  21. Appendix B The Bible and the Body
  22. Appendix C Resources
  23. Appendix D Small Group Study Guide
  24. Notes
  25. Other Books in This Series
  26. What is Renovaré?
  27. About the Authors