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Theology / Philosophy / Church
T
he first edition of Theology of the Body Explained (2003) quickly became a Catholic bestseller, serving as a standard reference text in universities, seminaries, and private study.
This newly revised and expanded edition (2007) is based on Michael Waldstein’s much
improved translation of John Paul II’s catechesis published by Pauline Books & Media under the title Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body (2006).
• Key insights discovered through Dr. Waldstein’s access to the John Paul II archives have been incorporated.
• The text has been substantially reorganized to reflect what we now know about the structure of John Paul II’s original manuscript.
• The newly discovered headings of the Pope’s original text have been incorporated.
• The illuminating insights of John Paul’s six undelivered and previously untranslated addresses on the Song of Songs, Tobit, and Ephesians are unfolded here for the first time.
• The Prologue has been thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded based on new insights into the mind of Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II.
“The first edition of this work was magnificent. This new edition is even more so. No
one, in my opinion, has thought more deeply about John Paul II’s mind-opening theology of the body than has Christopher West. The result is a book that lives up to its title, for
it surely does ‘explain’ the theology of the body accurately, clearly, and in such a way
that any intelligent person can understand. Quite an accomplishment!”
— William E. May
Professor, John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
“We owe a debt of great gratitude to Christopher West.... Since he first discovered the Theology of the Body in 1993, he has been a pioneer in the difficult task of seeking the right language with which to explain John Paul II’s difficult theological and philosophical
teaching.... This newly revised commentary is the fruit of West’s own ever-deepening
understanding and integration of the material.... West’s work offers readers an excellent
entry and much solid assistance in decoding John Paul II’s difficult text. It will encourage them to read John Paul II himself with more open eyes and with clearer reflection.”
— From the Foreword by Michael Waldstein
Founding President, International Theological Institute, Austria
Christopher West is recognized around the globe for his work teaching and promoting
John
Paul
II’s
theology
of
the
body.
He
serves
officially
as
a
research fellow and faculty member of the Theology of the Body Institute near
Philadelphia. West has also taught graduate and undergraduate courses on a number of other faculties, including St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver, the
John Paul II Institute in Melbourne, Australia, and the Institute for Priestly
Formation in Omaha. He is the best-selling author of four books, and his popular column “Body Language” is syndicated to newspapers throughout the United States. Christopher lives with his wife, Wendy, and their four children
near Lancaster, PA.
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