Echo of the Soul: The Sacredness of the Human Body

by J. Philip Newell

Book Overview

An exploration of what it means to be in the "image of God," using the Bible and ancient texts.

What does it mean to be made in the "image and likeness" of God? That's the first-and defining-characteristic of our humanity, celebrated in the opening pages of the Bible. Western Christian tradition, however, has often led us to think of the body and soul as a separate element, with the soul good and the body evil. This profound and challenging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819219088
• ISBN13: 9780819219084
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A thoughtfully reasoned testimony of Christian faith

Accessibly written by J. Philip Newell (a minister of the Church of Scotland), Echo Of The Soul: The Sacredness Of The Human Body deftly presents the idea that the human body is not an obstacle to ascending to the divine, but rather the dwelling place of God, and truly created in God's image. Echo Of The Soul is confidently recommended as a powerful and thoughtfully reasoned testimony of Christian faith offering informed and informative insights concerning the importance of both human and divine love as manifested on the physical Earth.