June 9, 2014 / Theology
Sarah Coakley’s important book recommends prayer as a way to an incorporative model of the Trinity.
Scripture invites us into a different relationship with our bodies than our Greco-Christian worldviews, a relationship that sees our bodies as intrinsic to a holistic faith. In other words, to be faithful is to view the body as good and as essential to our worship and creaturely existence. For this, our twenty-third issue, we explore how this perspective might in- form our sense of romance and sexuality, our relationship with pain and technology, and the ways our bodies betray us and help us to see the world and God differently.
Sarah Coakley’s important book recommends prayer as a way to an incorporative model of the Trinity.
This article discusses the purity culture of the Southern Baptist Church and its potential ramifications upon women’s self-identifying sexuality.
Tyler McCabe grieves the death of his cousin and considers how the body conducts pain.
My mother idolized the pampas grass and my father idolized the peppers that fell when I was born.
Nicole Johnson offers some theological reflections from women who have experienced the trauma of miscarriage.
How we treat our relationship to the cycle of nutrients—the food that goes into our bodies and leaves it—has more to say about our view of incarnation than do most of our creeds.
A look at recent work from artist Joyce Polance, who explores through female nude figurative paintings the emotional curvature and complexity of women in friendship and life together.
Andrew Kuzma on how the Christian view of the body compels the acceptance of genetic enhancement.
Taking human embodiment seriously requires more than a simple affirmation of the body’s moral weight—it requires a robust account of practices.