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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.

As we have seen, John Paul appeals to the teaching of Jesus regarding “the beginning” to explain the identity of the human person (cf. Mt 19). The Pope uses the categories of original solitude, original unity, and original nakedness to outline the capacities inherent in human nature. These concepts convey the inviolable dignity of the human person created body and soul in God’s image. “Before sin, man possessed sanctifying grace with all the supernatural gifts that
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