A Protestant Theology of the Body
John W. Kleinig
Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body
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who by God’s grace has become one flesh and one spirit with me,
and for our dear children,
Louise, Timothy, Hilary, and Paul,
who are flesh of our flesh!
BoC The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Edited by Robert Kolb and Timothy J. Wengert. Translated by Charles Arand et al. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2000.
LW Luther’s Works [American Edition]. 82 vols. projected. St. Louis: Concordia; Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1955–1986, 2009–.
WA D. Martin Luthers Werke, Kritische Gesamtausgabe: [Schriften]. 73 vols. Weimar: Hermann Böhlaus Nachfolger, 1883–2009.
This order of prayer for our human life in the body invites you to read each chapter in the book as a devotional exercise by yourself. It can also be used by a group in a study of it-with a leader speaking the plain text, and the group the words in bold.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
PSALMODY
O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth will declare your praise.
You formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works.
Your hands have made and fashioned me;
give me understanding that I may learn your commandments.
Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice,
because I have hoped in your word.
The word of the Lord is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
The Lord loves righteousness and justice;
the earth is full of his unfailing love.
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made,
their starry host by the breath ...
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About Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the BodyWhy do we have bodies? When it comes to thinking about our bodies, confusion reigns. In our secular age, there has been a loss of the body’s goodness, purpose, and end. Many people, driven by shame and idolatry, abuse their body through self-harm or self-improvement. How can we renew our understanding and see our bodies the way God does? In Wonderfully Made, John Kleinig forms a properly biblical theology of our bodies. Through his keen sensitivity to Scripture’s witness, Kleinig explains why bodies matter. While sin has corrupted our bodies and how we think of them, God’s creation is still good. Thus, our bodies are good gifts. The Son took on a body to redeem our bodies. Kleinig addresses issues like shame, chastity, desire, gender dysphoria, and more, by integrating them into the biblical vision of creation. Readers of Wonderfully Made will not only be equipped to engage in current issues; they will gain a robust theology of the body and better appreciation of God’s very good creation. |
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