{"product_id":"the-sacred-body-asceticism-in-religion-literature-art-and-culture-9781602581418","title":"The Sacred Body: Asceticism in Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContinuing the work began in \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Desert\u003c\/i\u003e, David Jasper here turns his attention to the body, seeking a profound understanding of what it means to be in the flesh. A deeply autobiographical journey through disparate written texts (in literature, philosophy, theology and religion), art, and cinema, \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Body\u003c\/i\u003e rigorously and artfully pursues the body of the Christian tradition of \"\"the Word made flesh\"\"--a body torn and crucified, resurrected, and divinized, embracing both deep suffering and profound joy. Engaging ascetic traditions that began among fourth-century desert monastics, as well as George Herbert, Simone Weil, Meister Eckhart, James Joyce and others, David Jasper once again provides a bold, learned, and original theological exploration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful, even inspired, book that weaves through art, literature, Scripture, and philosophy.\"  --David E. Klemm, Professor of Modern Religious Thought, The University of Iowa\u003cbr\u003e\"This deeply serious meditation contains fresh, often dazzling, interpretations of classical literature and painting. Quintessential Jasper--his best book yet.\"  --George Newlands, Professor of Divinity, University of Glasgow\u003cbr\u003e... heartily recommended for readers interested in intellectual and spiritual exploration. -- Eugene Webb, University of Washington -- Christianity and Literature\u003cbr\u003eDavid Jasper is a mighty theologian, and this short book... represents a serious, dense, and powerful contribution to contemporary theology--strong medicine indeed.... It is certainly a book that demands a second reading, and perhaps many more. -- Church Times\u003cbr\u003e[Jasper's] ability to draw the expected and unexpected partner into a conversation on the ascetic body is no mere clever or playful attempt to 'convince,' rather he invites the reader into the conversation to become part of the pursuit of a possibility for theology today. -- Paul M. Collins, University of Chidester -- The Journal of Theological Studies\u003cbr\u003eAs an author, Jasper is not ashamed to bare his own life before the reader's eyes. His method is refreshingly frank in its idiosyncrasy: personal anecdotes are common, the personal pronoun is abundant, and the book as a whole has an artful, syncopated quality. -- Christian Scholar's Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Introduction: A Sunlit Landscape amid the Night of Non-Being\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Soul as Sacred Space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. The Body, Sacred and Profane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Word and the Body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Asceticism as a Way of Love with a Modern Excursus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Asceticism Imposed and Recovered: Velasquez, Martha and the Eyes of Faith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. The Eucharistic Body in Literature and Modern Experience: George Herbert and Simone Weil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Holiness and the Resurrection Body: Meister Eckhart and James Joyce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Romanticism and the Recovery of the Sacred in Language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Towards Conclusions: Theological Possibilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Baylor University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863499931991,"sku":"9781602581418","price":35.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781602581418.jpg?v=1759920751","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sacred-body-asceticism-in-religion-literature-art-and-culture-9781602581418","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}