Hamilton Books
Pages: 182
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Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-0-7618-5725-9 • Paperback • November 2011 • $47.99 • (£37.00)
978-0-7618-5726-6 • eBook • January 2012 • $45.50 • (£35.00)
John M. Shackleford, Ph.D, taught anatomy for thirty-three years at two colleges of medicine. Upon retiring, he earned an MS in theology. He is the author of five books and a number of articles related to Biblical studies, science, and religion. He has also written over forty scientific articles in professional journals.
Introduction 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