{"product_id":"our-bodies-tell-gods-story-discovering-the-divine-plan-for-love-sex-and-gender-paperback","title":"Our Bodies Tell God's Story: Discovering the Divine Plan for Love, Sex, and Gender (Paperback)","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.corproject.com\/collections\/signed\/products\/signed-our-bodies-tell-gods-story-discovering-the-divine-plan-for-love-sex-and-gender-paperback\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCLICK HERE TO PURCHASE A SIGNED COPY!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eThis book includes questions at the end of each chapter for personal or group reflection!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gHEvr32LcPk\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE PERFECT RESOURCE TO SHARE WITH YOUR PROTESTANT FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor many years interest in John Paul II’s Theology of the Body has been crossing denominational lines. However, there hasn’t been a book explaining TOB specifically for a non-Catholic audience – until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCatholics and Protestants often speak a different language with different emphases and sensitivities. Having taught in both settings for many years, Christopher West has done the pioneering work of translating St. John Paul II’s life-transforming teaching on human life, love, and sexuality into Protestant-friendly language without compromising the message in any way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePacked with quotes and insights from the authors Evangelical Christians trust the most, West demonstrates in his well-known and engaging style how John Paul II’s TOB provides hope for all believers in these sexually confusing times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT \u003cem\u003eOUR BODIES TELL GOD'S STORY\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"John Paul II’s bold, compelling, hopeful and healing vision of our creation as male and female (called “Theology of the Body”) has been hailed by Catholics and Protestants alike as an antidote to the sexual crisis now plaguing the church and the world. For that antidote to spread, however, the keen insights of these dense and scholarly lectures need to put in a language that average believers can understand. Which brings us to Christopher West and the happy gift of this book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Eric Metaxas\u003c\/strong\u003e, popular Christian radio host, author and speaker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"No one has done as much to make the Theology of the Body accessible to ordinary people as Christopher West. \u003cem\u003eOur Bodies Tell God's Story\u003c\/em\u003e presents John Paul II's biblical reflections in a way that Christians of all denominations and traditions will appreciate. This is the book Christians need to equip themselves with in order to respond to the sexual revolution.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Ryan T. Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eWhen Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTruth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Read this book. It is truly rapturous to get this right. And what a breath of fresh air to not have any of the baggage we’ve been saturated with in teaching on so-called biblical manhood and womanhood within protestant evangelical works. ... the reader is challenged and stretched to sharpen our own positions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— \u003cstrong\u003eAimee Byrd\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReformation 21\u003c\/em\u003e blog\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"Protestants are long overdue for serious and substantial engagement with Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body. West's valuable introduction to the work is the best sort of appetizer: it satisfies but does so by deepening the reader's interest in moving on to the main course. This clear and persuasive introduction should be read and wrestled with by evangelical pastors and laypeople everywhere.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Matthew Lee Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e, founder and lead writer at \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/MereOrthodoxy.com\"\u003eMereOrthodoxy.com\u003c\/a\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eEarthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\"For those wanting a Christian understanding of sex and God's wonderful creation of men and women, this very readable text is the place to start. It is an important book for Catholic, evangelical, and Orthodox Christians, especially those struggling with the confusion about such things that are embraced by post-Christian America. Our culture has become unmoored from the traditional faith, and West brings us back to those ancient paths by presenting a proper understanding of sex, gender, love, and marriage.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e— Thomas S. Buchanan\u003c\/strong\u003e, senior editor, \u003cem\u003eTouchstone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Theology of the Body Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31118424866918,"sku":"","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/0413\/products\/OBTGS_front_cover.jpg?v=1574297309","url":"https:\/\/shop.tobinstitute.org\/products\/our-bodies-tell-gods-story-discovering-the-divine-plan-for-love-sex-and-gender-paperback","provider":"Theology of the Body Institute","version":"1.0","type":"link"}