This book defines a Christian theology of the body, taking into account the unruliness of the flesh and the stories our bodies carry
Within the Bible and religious practices, our bodies are often viewed as one-dimensional, purely symbolic objects. Mark Godin resists this turn, arguing that bodies carry stories and stories interpret bodies. Part One consists of a critical examination of Christian theological traditions concerning bodies and stories as displayed in the work of four modern Christian thinkers. In Part Two, Godin turns to storytelling itself, and comprises studies of the portrayals of bodies in five novels. Ultimately, Godin uses fictional and real depictions of the body to define a Christian theology which attends to the concrete materiality of actual persons in the world.
