A quick summary: This book is a summarized version of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Each chapter is in a way a short essay, so it is very easy and quick to read.I had been wanting to read this for a while, just to learn about what Theology of the Body was all about. I thought this book did a very good job of talking about it in an understandable way. One of my favorite things about this book was when it talked about the need to change hearts. In other words, Jesus called for a shift from having laws that controlled outward actions to a focus on changing the heart – which we can only do with Him. “The law written on the heart can be deeper, and even more reliable, than an external law.” (p.75) Here are some other quotes I liked:
“Every human person has a unique, exclusive, unrepeatable relationship with God himself.” (p.12)
“So many people wonder: Who am I? Why am I here on this earth? The answer is found in this self-giving love. We were created by Love, and we’re called to love in return.” (p.31)
“God know us more than any other person possibly can, and he wants us to know him. Whether we are male or female, married or unmarried, young or old, this is the relationship to which Christ is calling each of us.” (p.42)
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