Tortured Wonders: Christian Spirituality for People, Not Angels - Softcover

Clapp, Rodney

Softcover

ISBN 10: 158743184X ISBN 13: 9781587431845

Publisher: Brazos Press, 2006

Synopsis

A 2004 Publishers Weekly Book of the Year; 2004 Quills Award Nominee Tortured Wonders shows how orthodox Christian spirituality "never gives up on the body." Rodney Clapp begins by addressing the incarnation of Christ and the resurrection of the body, and the place of sacraments in Christian spirituality. Then he takes up the likes of Elvis and Bambi to explore the spiritual consequences of our contemporary obsession with celebrity and the fear of death. He calls us to embrace our creatureliness through a string of irresistible topics: Is there sex in heaven? What is the most "biblical" posture for prayer? Can we learn anything from non Christian spiritual traditions? Pastors, counselors, and anyone interested in Christian spirituality will appreciate this lucid and insightful book.

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From the Back Cover:

2004 Publishers Weekly Book of the Year; 2004 Quills Award Nominee

"This is Rodney Clapp at his best. Whether talking about Elvis, the Eucharist, Christian hope, sex, or reality TV, Clapp is insightful, funny, earthy, challenging, and wise. In crafting a spirituality that takes seriously the bodily, historical, and social nature of human existence, Clapp shows what it means to make our way to God in a culture that encourages novelty and titillation more than holiness. Most of all, he demonstrates why Christian spirituality must be centered in the life and practices of the church. Rich with examples and practical illustrations, Tortured Wonders is a delight. This is a book that both transforms our lives and fills us with hope."--Paul J. Wadell, author of Becoming Friends

"This is the freshest contemporary approach to Christian spirituality that I am aware of. As spirituality becomes popular it is also threatened by clichés and superficiality. But not here: this is in-depth, rooted in the masters, shaped by the Eucharist, and all the while managing to maintain a civil conversation with American culture."--Eugene H. Peterson, The Message

"Confronting cliché Christian morality, Clapp argues for a holistic Christian spirituality dismissing the distance between flesh and soul. Skipping gleefully between philosophers and Elvis Presley, Clapp covers ground the Church needs to consider."--Winn Collier, Relevant

About the Author:

Rodney Clapp is the author of Border Crossings: Christian Trespasses on Popular Culture and Public Affairs and has published more than one hundred magazine articles on church and culture. He is editorial director of Brazos Press and lives in Wheaton, Illinois.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brazos Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 158743184X
• ISBN 13: 9781587431845
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 278