Embodied, Gregg R. Allison
Embodied, Gregg R. Allison
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Embodied
Living as Whole People in a Fractured World

Author: Gregg R. Allison

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 8 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2021

Synopsis

We rarely give thought to our bodies until faced with a physical challenge or crisis. We have somehow internalized the unbiblical idea that the immaterial aspect of our being (our soul or spirit) is inherently good while the material aspect (our body) is at worst inherently evil and at best neutral—just a vehicle for our souls to get around. So we end up neglecting or disparaging our bodies, seeing them as holding us back from spiritual growth and longing for the day we will be free of them.

But the thing is, we don't have bodies; we are our bodies. And God created us that way for a reason. With Scripture as his guide, theologian Gregg Allison presents a holistic theology of the human body from conception through eternity to equip us to address pressing contemporary issues related to our bodies, including how we express our sexuality, whether gender is inherent or constructed, the meaning of suffering, body image, end of life questions, and how to live as whole people in a fractured world.

About Gregg R. Allison

Gregg Allison is professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books, including 50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith, The Baker Compact Dictionary of Theological Terms, Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine, and Sojourners and Strangers: The Doctrine of the Church. He serves as secretary of the Evangelical Theological Society and is a book review editor for the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. Gregg is also a pastor of Sojourn Community Church.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr. David on May 27, 2021

Embodied: Living as Whole People in a Fractured World by Gregg R. Allison addresses a crucial matter that impacts every person. While every systematic theology addresses the issue of embodiment, few tackle this subject with the skill and precision that Dr. Allison does here. Allison shows at the outs......more

Goodreads review by Wagner on April 19, 2021

Masterful. Required theological reading for every pastor ministering in the realities of the 21st century.......more

Goodreads review by Hope on April 17, 2025

Could not recommend this book more!!! A phenomenal break down of the theology of the body and the right response to our material/immaterial being. Not too heady, easy to read, challenging for your spiritual life.......more

Goodreads review by Savannah Lea on April 05, 2025

It has been fruitful to spend the past month+ meditating on what it means to be embodied. There is a real pleasure and wonder in sitting on the ground by a window and realizing: the Holy Spirit of God lives in MY body—this hand and leg and nose are as familiar to Him as they are to me. Allison also......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on February 04, 2022

Allison’s book is a refreshing effort to reclaim the importance of an often neglected subject in Christianity: our bodies. More than a mere exploration of sexuality debates, his book encompasses exercise, rest, gender, social needs, the intermediate state, and suffering. A great synopsis of the many......more

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