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Christian Flesh

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A sustained and systematic theological reflection on the idea that being a Christian is, first and last, a matter of the flesh, Christian Flesh shows us what being a Christian means for fleshly exi...
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  • 25 September 2018
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A sustained and systematic theological reflection on the idea that being a Christian is, first and last, a matter of the flesh, Christian Flesh shows us what being a Christian means for fleshly existence. Depicting and analyzing what the Christian tradition has to say about the flesh of Christians in relation to that of Christ, the book shows that some kinds of fleshly activity conform well to being a Christian, while others are in tension with it. But to lead a Christian life is to be unconstrained by ordinary ethical norms. Arguing that no particular case of fleshly activity is forbidden, Paul J. Griffiths illustrates his message through extended case studies of what it is for Christians to eat, to clothe themselves, and to engage in physical intimacy.

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Price: $105.00
Pages: 176
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Imprint: Stanford University Press
Series: Encountering Traditions
Publication Date: 25 September 2018
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781503606258
Format: Hardcover
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"Paul Griffiths, one of the few truly creative theologians of our time, has produced another brilliant and provocative work of speculative theology, demonstrating the centrality of the flesh to the mysteries and doctrines of the Christian faith and examining questions of the greatest significance today and always."—Carol Zaleski, Smith College
Paul J. Griffiths is Warren Chair of Catholic Theology at Duke University and the author of The Practice of Catholic Theology (2016) and Decreation (2014).
1. Flesh Devastated
2. Flesh Transfigured
3. Flesh Cleaved
4. Clothes
5. Food
6. Caresses