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