Article: Reclaiming the Body in Christian Spirituality.(ARTS & CULTURE)(Book Review)

Reclaiming the Body in Christian Spirituality edited by Thomas Ryan, New Jersey, Paulist Press, 2004, 179 pp.

The central focus of this book is the place of the body in the spiritual life. The topic will be of particular interest to those who practise some physical discipline, for example, yoga, skiing, jogging, swimming, dance or manual labour. Above all, the book speaks to those who have the capacity for self reflection.

Thomas Ryan, CSP, stakes out the foundation for a positive approach to the body in Christian spirituality and the body language of faith. Four of the six chapters or essays were written by others.

Ft. James Wiseman's essay on ...

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