Christopher West has traveled the world in the past decade helping all sorts of people, from beginners to the theologically literate, understand what Pope John Paul II has dubbed the "Theology of the Body." According to Pope John Paul II, if we live according to the true meaning of our sexuality, we "fulfill the very meaning of [our] being and existence," says West.  Christopher goes on to show that the human body is a "theology" because it is meant to be a sign of God’s own life and love in the world.

In his previous book, Theology of the Body Explained, Christopher West offered a more detailed, five-hundred page commentary on Pope John Paul II's theology of the body.  In Theology of the Body for Beginners, he provides a shorter and more popular summary of the Pope's revolutionary teaching.  With clarity and precision, Christopher West's book Theology of the Body for Beginners unpacks Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, explaining its meaning and translating it into a language everyone, even beginners, can understand.  If you are looking for a convenient introduction to the theology of the body and its significance for our understanding of marriage, human sexuality, and the whole of human life, you've found the perfect resource in Christopher West's Theology of the Body for Beginners.

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