Earthen Vessels, Matthew Lee Anderson
Earthen Vessels, Matthew Lee Anderson
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Earthen Vessels
Why Our Bodies Matter to Our Faith

Author: Matthew Lee Anderson

Narrator: Bruce Hanson

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 06/01/2011

Synopsis

Does your body really matter? You are flesh and blood. It’s easy to forget this, living as if your mind and soul were all that mattered. But ignoring your body leads to an incomplete, ineffective life. God created us from the dust, and being physical beings in a physical world affects everything from our use of technology to our sexuality and our worship. In this provocative audio book, Matthew Lee Anderson explores how our bodies interact with our faith. How have recent generations of Christians been shaped by the culture around us in this regard? What can we do to push back? Through a deeper understanding of our physical lives, God can bring the dry bones of our faith back to life.

About The Author

Matthew Anderson blogs at Mere Orthodoxy and Evangel. He graduated from Biola University’s Torrey Honors Institute in 2004 and spent a year studying at Oxford University. Matthew works at The Journey, a large nondenominational church where he does research and works in social media. He and his wife live in St. Louis, Missouri.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol Bakker

4.5 stars 6/6/18 As I copied quotes into my journal I resisted the urge to buy a dozen copies of this book and hand them out to friends and family. Anderson writes about the ways our inattention to the body and our grip on individualism affect our practices and habits. As a philosopher he thinks about......more

Goodreads review by James

Excellent book that was very thought provoking. Anderson dives into anthropology with a particular focus on our bodies from an evangelical perspective. Very prescient with regard to transgenderism and homosexuality for having been written in 2011. Props for being willing to step into topics that are......more

Goodreads review by Ginni

Some great stuff here - I wish it were organized more cohesively.......more

Goodreads review by Eric

If ever a great book was overwritten... I spent three weeks reading this work, and I am exhausted. The topic was good. The writing was good. The sourcing was good. Everything was good. Much of it was great. But I feel like I just put down a nine volume encyclopedia and should now somehow comprehend e......more

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