{"product_id":"the-sacred-body-david-jasper-9781602581418","title":"The Sacred Body: Asceticism in Religion, Literature, Art, and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eContinuing the work began in \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Desert\u003c\/i\u003e, David Jasper here turns his attention to the body, seeking a profound understanding of what it means to be in the flesh. A deeply autobiographical journey through disparate written texts (in literature, philosophy, theology and religion), art, and cinema, \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Body\u003c\/i\u003e rigorously and artfully pursues the body of the Christian tradition of \"the Word made flesh\"--a body torn and crucified, resurrected, and divinized, embracing both deep suffering and profound joy. Engaging ascetic traditions that began among fourth-century desert monastics, as well as George Herbert, Simone Weil, Meister Eckhart, James Joyce and others, David Jasper once again provides a bold, learned, and original theological exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Jasper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 160258141X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781602581418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baylor University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"David Jasper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984523198719,"sku":"9781602581418","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af861b77-4142-44dc-9b34-cc682afed3c0.jpg?v=1683272795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sacred-body-david-jasper-9781602581418","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}