Perfect in Weakness: Disability and Human Flourishing in the New Creation

by Maja I. Whitaker

One of the central and novel convictions of the early Christian movement compared to the existing Greco-Roman beliefs was the dogma of bodily resurrection. The Stoics esteemed temperance, disciplining the body to curb the flesh; the Epicureans embraced pleasure, indulging their worldly desires. However, Paul's letters to the Corinthians convey a countercultural idea: what you do with your body matters because it will still be with you in the resurrection...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1481319159
• ISBN13: 9781481319157
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"