Hot off the press from Pauline Books and Media:
Christopher West's revised and expanded edition of Theology of the Body Explained.
The first edition of Theology of the Body Explained (2003) quickly became a Catholic best-seller, serving as a standard reference text in universities, seminaries, and private study. This newly revised and expanded edition (2007) is based on Michael Waldstein’s much improved translation of John Paul II’s catechesis published by Pauline Books and Media under the title Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body (2006).
In this newly revised and expanded edition:
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All quotes of John Paul II have been updated with the new translation.
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Key insights discovered through Dr. Waldstein’s access to the John Paul II archives have been incorporated.
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The outline of the text has been substantially reorganized to reflect what we now know about the structure of John Paul II’s original manuscript.
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The newly discovered headings of the Pope’s original text have been incorporated throughout.
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The illuminating insights of John Paul’s six undelivered and previously untranslated addresses on the Song of Songs, Tobit, and Ephesians are unfolded here for the first time.
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The Prologue has been thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded based on new insights into the mind of Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II.
Here's what people are saying about the revised edition of Theology of the Body Explained:
"The first edition of this work was magnificent. This new edition is even more so. No one, in my opinion, has thought more deeply about John Paul II's mind-opening theology of the body than has Christopher West. The result is a book that lives up to its title, for it surely does 'explain' the theology of the body accurately, clearly, and in such a way that any intelligent person can understand. Quite an accomplishment!"
William E. May
Professor, John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family
"We owe a debt of great gratitude to Christopher West.... Since he first discovered the Theology of the Body in 1993, West has been a pioneer in the difficult task of seeking the right language with which to explain John Paul II’s difficult theological and philosophical language.... Those who have followed his career over the years will recognize that this newly revised commentary is the fruit of his own ever-deepening understanding and integration of the material.... West’s work offers readers an excellent entry and much solid assistance in decoding John Paul II’s difficult text. It will encourage them to read John Paul II himself with more open eyes and with clearer reflection."
From the Foreword by Michael Waldstein
Founding President, International Theological Institute, Austria |
