This book makes a case, from an ecumenical Christian perspective, for a theological anthropology and a missiology that are based on the essential significance o
This book brings together some of the most important philosophical works on the body. These are then subjected to a critical analysis of what bodies 'do' and 'h
The concept of vital force – the immanent energy that promotes the processes of life in the body and in nature – has proved a source of endless fascination
The long tradition of pessimism in philosophy and poetry notoriously laments suffering caused by vulnerabilities of the human body. The most familiar and contem
Our world’s cultural circles are permeated by the philosophical influences of existentialism and phenomenology. Two contemporary quests to elucidate rationali