{"product_id":"the-wisdom-of-the-body-9780761857259","title":"The Wisdom of the Body","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEverything we learn comes to us through the senses. We interpret the books we read, the speeches and sermons we have heard, and so on. Over the years, we put these things together along with our personal experiences of daily living. Somehow, we integrate all of this sensory input and arrive at an outlook on life. Along the way we may decide whether or not our time here on earth has any meaning. In interpreting the facts of life, many of us tend to do so piecemeal, filtering out certain memories, perhaps even pleasurable ones, if they seem unimportant. However, the more one tries to recall childhood memories, the more they come to the forefront. In The Wisdom of the Body, John M. Shackleford reflects upon his childhood experiences and thoughtfully relates them to his sixty years in a wheelchair. He hopes that his determination to overcome the many difficulties of a paralyzed manwhile at the same time pursuing a professional careerwill inspire others to master their personal obstacles an\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction 1  Chapter One: The Call of Human Frailty 7 Chapter Two: To Turn Weakness into Strength 13 Chapter Three: The “Perfect” Human Being 21 Chapter Four: History as the Story of Human Weakness 29 Chapter Five: The Symphony of the Body 39 Chapter Six: Disease and Cleanliness 49 Chapter Seven: The Body of God 53 Chapter Eight: The Hidden God 65 Chapter Nine: Mind and Body 71 Chapter Ten: The Transformation of Faith 81 Chapter Eleven: The Good and the Beautiful 91 Chapter Twelve: The Reality of the Flesh 103 Chapter Thirteen: Sinfulness and Righteousness 111 Chapter Fourteen: The Social Body 117 Chapter Fifteen: The Problem of Doubt 127 Chapter Sixteen: The Disabled Body 137 Chapter Seventeen: The Anatomical Experience 143  Chapter Eighteen: The Heavenly Personality 149 Chapter Nineteen: Science, Mysticism, and Common Sense 159 Chapter Twenty: Consciousness as a Work of Art 165 Epilogue 171","brand":"Hamilton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037867999575,"sku":"9780761857259","price":33.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761857259.jpg?v=1750937916","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wisdom-of-the-body-9780761857259","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}