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The Human Person: According to John Paul II is unavailable, but you can change that!

What does it mean to be human? In his theology of the body, John Paul II made an important contribution to answering this question. Here Brian Bransfield provides a systematic approach to his teaching, using it as a basis for an integrated moral theology/Christian anthropology that gives practical support in living the Christian life.

eats from it, he will undergo a new experience, an experience he has yet to have: death. He does not know what it is “to die.”75 He has never done that. But he is conscious and aware that an action in regard to this tree can result in a new experience. He can change the state he exists in: Man has the power of “self-determination.”76 A further meaning of the body is thus revealed in relating to that tree within the bounds set by God. As Adam carries out the tasks God has given him he learns not only
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