Summary of Nancy Pearcey's Love Thy Body

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The body/person dichotomy is best understood through an example. If a baby is human life from conception but not a person until some later time, then those are two different things. The former has no value, and the latter has value only if we choose to value it.
#2 The assumption behind abortion is personhood theory, which states that the human body has no value until the pre-born child becomes conscious.
#3 The two-story dualism of Christianity is that there are two kinds of substances in reality: body and soul. The body is a part of nature, and people have thought about nature as God’s handiwork for centuries.
#4 The search for the origin of life has been reframed as the search for the origin of biological information. Information implies the existence of a mind, and scientists have found evidence for teleology not only in living things but also in the physical universe.

Sujets

• Religion
• Christianisme
• Apologetics
• Philosophie et théologie
• Christian Theology

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 22 septembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350024777
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Nancy Pearcey's Love Thy Body
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The body/person dichotomy is best understood through an example. If a baby is human life from conception but not a person until some later time, then those are two different things. The former has no value, and the latter has value only if we choose to value it.

#2

The assumption behind abortion is personhood theory, which states that the human body has no value until the pre-born child becomes conscious.

#3

The two-story dualism of Christianity is that there are two kinds of substances in reality: body and soul. The body is a part of nature, and people have thought about nature as God’s handiwork for centuries.

#4

The search for the origin of life has been reframed as the search for the origin of biological information. Information implies the existence of a mind, and scientists have found evidence for teleology not only in living things but also in the physical universe.

#5

The Christian view of the human body is that it is part of nature, and it has a built-in purpose. We are morally obligated to treat people in a way that helps them fulfill their purpose.

#6

The most important turning point in the West’s negative view of the body was the theory of evolution, which was proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859. It claimed that nature was not the handiwork of God, and that humans were not morally obligated to respect it.

#7

The personhood theory is the basis of most arguments for abortion. It states that when talking about the human as a biological organism, we are in the realm of science, where life has been reduced to a mere mechanism with no intrinsic purpose or dignity.

#8

The two-story divided worldview is reflected in the euthanasia debate. It is argued that those who are not biologically part of the human race, like the mentally disabled, do not have rights, only persons do.

#9

The secular view on sexuality is also body/person dualism. In the two-story worldview, if the body is separate from the person, then what you do with your body sexually need not have any connection to who you are as a whole person.

#10

The two-story view of the human being is that the body is irrelevant and insignificant, and that what matters is only the mind, feelings, and desires. This is a profoundly disrespectful view of the human body.

#11

The Bible’s view of sexuality is not based on a few scattered Bible verses, but on a teleological worldview that encourages us to live in accord with the physical design of our bodies.

#12

The question raised by the transgender movement is much more fundamental: Do we accept or reject our basic biological identity as male or female. In the two-story worldview, the body is seen as irrelevant - or even as a constraint to be overcome.

#13

A biblical worldview leads to a positive view of the body. It says that the biological correspondence between male and female is part of the original creation. Sexual differentiation is part of what God pronounced very good—morally good, which means it provides a reference point for morality.

#14

The body is a gift from God, and we should treat it with respect. But we can also instrumentalize it, treating it as a tool to be used and controlled instead of valuing it for its own sake.

#15

The two-level body/person dualism is not true to human experience, and it is not biblical. We are made in God’s image, and therefore we should honor our bodies and respect them.

#16

The early church was radically counter-cultural in its view of the material world. It taught that matter was not created by an evil sub-deity but by the ultimate deity, the Most High God, and that the material world was therefore intrinsically good.

#17

The Christian message is that the transcendent God has broken into history as a baby born in Bethlehem. The incarnation is genuinely physical, happening at a specific time and place. Because he was taken bodily into heaven, his human nature is permanently connected to his divine nature.

#18

The Bible teaches that at the end of time, God is going to restore, renew, and re-create the material world. Humans will not be saved out of the material creation, but together with it.

#19

The New Testament concept of a bodily resurrection was completely novel in the ancient world. It was so astonishing that many simply denied it. The doctrine of the resurrection means that the physical world matters to God and his people.

#20

Christianity does not teach that the body is evil or worthless. In fact, it teaches that the body is a gift from God that should be treated with respect.

#21

The Bible does not treat the body as the source of moral corruption. Instead, it says that sin originates in the heart, and that humans harbor idols in their hearts. When our hearts are centered on God, we are able to fulfill the rest of the commandments that deal with behavior.

#22

The body is not the source of evil, but it can become an instrument of sin. The body is the site where the battle between good and evil is incarnated. We can break the power of bondage to sin by honoring God with our bodies.

#23

The world is fallen, but that does not mean it is corrupt. The created world is not the ultimate reality, but it is still worth preserving and relying on.

#24

The biblical and historical background gives us better tools to understand secular morality. We must move beyond denunciations that can sound harsh, angry, or judgmental, and instead work to show that the biblical ethic is based on a positive view of the body as part of the image of God.