Role of the Body in Christian Spiritual Formation

Session #1 – A Body Theology

Session #2 – Body States (Emotions, Depression, etc.)

Session #3 – Sexual Health in the Church: Including Addiction and Betrayal Trauma

Session #4 – Being Present

Recommended Reading:

• Tera Owens, Embracing the Body
• David Benner, Soulful Spirituality (chp 7 “Embodied Spirituality”)
• Ronald Rolheiser, The Holy Longing (chp 9 “A Spirituality of Sexuality”)
• Christopher West, At the Heart of the Gospel: Reclaiming the Body for the New Evangelism
• Curt Thompson, Anatomy of the Soul (chp 9 “The Prefrontal Cortex and the Mind of Christ”)
• Marc Cortez Theological Anthropology: A Guide for the Perplexed
• Marc Cortez, Embodied Souls, Ensouled Bodies