Lelop, JeanYves
Sacred Embrace of Jesus and Mary: The Sexual Mystery at the Heart of the Christian Tradition
- ISBN 13:
- 9781594771019
- author:
- Lelop, JeanYves
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2006
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 152mm X 229mm
- Genre:
- Christian religious experience
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Sacred Embrace of Jesus and Mary: A Spiritual Path Through Sexuality. This book explores the teachings of Jesus in relation to sexuality, challenging the traditional Christian view that physical love is incompatible with spiritual growth. Drawing on Hebrew, gnostic, and early Christian source texts, Jean-Yves Leloup reveals a more nuanced understanding of Christ's message, one that honors the life of the flesh as a path to transformation. Leloup argues that Jesus' teachings were not about redeeming humanity from its physical nature, but rather about embracing it as a spiritual path. He examines the words and actions of Jesus in light of this new perspective, showing how they contradict the later writings of Saint Paul. By restoring Christ's true human sexuality to its rightful place, Leloup sheds new light on the heart of Christian spirituality. Through his research, Leloup offers a fresh understanding of the intersection of sex, spirituality, and Christianity, one that challenges readers to rethink their assumptions about the nature of faith and humanity.
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