Theology of the Body for Teens Student Workbook: Discovering God's Plan for Love and Life

by Brian Butler

Book Overview

Every day your students are thinking about their sexuality as they are searching for meaning in their lives. Young people today need a program that helps them understand the significance of their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932927867
• ISBN13: 9781932927863
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Ascension Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

AWESOME TRUTH - PREPARE FOR THE BANQUET

We can transform our nation and our world if everyone would let this teaching fill their mind, heart and soul. Pope John Paul's Theology of the Body uses reason and faith to teach us to understand our design (male and female) and why we were created. Every teen should study this before middle school and high school, it will teach how to find real self-esteem. (Every adult should study ToB) True self esteem is tied to a right relationship with God and neighbor. This is about more than sex and chastity, it is learning to give and receive authentic love, self-giving love, centered on Christ. It is about the beauty and sacred nature of sex inside of a Sacramental, covenant marriage in where you can be fully self-giving and receive that love from another and about being open/welcoming to the new life it may create. The Catholic Church isn't prudish about sex, it regards it as sacred and something to be protected and cherished. We have a God-size hole in our heart that we are all looking to fill. We were created to love and be loved and too many people are looking to fill that emptiness with the things that lower us. Self-giving love points us toward Heaven, this book just begins to tap into the mind-blowing truths of our awesome God. Theology of the Body is the antidote for a culture that is obsessed with self-gratification (lust). To quote Christopher West, Theology of the Body teaches more than just to stay out of the dumpster, it teaches us to understand and strive for the banquet.

Morality/vocations teacher must-have

I teach high school morality and vocations, and this book has been a rich personal resource of both clear, relevant information and classroom activities that have been invaluable for lesson planning: prayer services for each chapter; suggested movie clips and songs to use in tandem with the text; many hands-on/kinetic learning activities; excellent journal and discussion questions; and my favorite of all teaching methods, the personal story. The authors have included a broad variety of genuine, heartfelt testimony from people of all backgrounds and experiences. No surprise that students love and integrate the principles of these stories; Jesus, after all, used that method also when He taught through parables.

From a religion teacher's perspective

I would love to see this book in a catholic high school religion curriculum. It is relevant and engaging, at least from a teacher's point of view. I think it is a good tool for opening up the discussion of sex and love with teenagers today, and more importantly, keeping that discussion going by using language that teens will not instantly tune out. It's grounded in Scripture and other specific, official Church teachings, which is essential for driving the point home with young people today. Overall, a great text.

Theology of the Body for Teens

This is an excellent overview of the teaching of Pope John Paul II on the subject of the morality of teenage sexuality. This provides a solid foundation to establish the clear and concise teachings of the Catholic Church with regards to spirituality, virginity, abstinence, chastity, birth control, divorce, etc. The layout of the chapters is teen-friendly with a deep respect for human dignity. I have had tremendous results with the course thus far. My only regret is that as a teacher and as a parent that this course wasn't available sooner.

The Perfect Guide For Teens on the Nature of Love and Sexuality

This is a great presentation of the Theology of the Body. The material is relevant, engaging, sound, and pastoral. This is not the boring and imposing 'don't do it' method of education. Rather, it is a proposing and enlightening method that gets at the heart of the meaning of life, love, and happiness. Every parent and religious education teacher can benefit from the material, insofar as it is written in such a way as to help one to see the beauty and truth in God's life-giving plan of love. After establishing this reality it helps a person to appreciate the nature of love, which is 'the gift of self,' verses the popular view of love, which is often seen as 'the taking of another.' Seeing love in this way establishes the precedence for a chastity based on charity, rather than the arbitrary precept with which it has been caricatured by many. A fantastic resource.