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The Student Workbook will guide participants through their study of An Introduction to the Theology of the Body with thought-provoking questions, inspiring quotes, and a helpful commentary. This workbook is designed to accompany the corresponding lessons from the DVDs or CDs.
"After I learned this message all I wanted to do was jump up and down. This study is a gift to couples, families, and something that I wish all parishes could have. It will certainly help couples find the path to a long, loving marriage."
-Patti M.
The Leader's Guide provides study leaders with everything contained in the Student workbook, plus helpful tips on facilitating An Introduction to the Theology of the Body Study, suggested prayers, questions & answers for discussion, and more. This guide is designed to accompany the corresponding lessons from the DVDs or CDs.
"After I learned this message all I wanted to do was jump up and down. This study is a gift to couples, families, and something that I wish all parishes could have. It will certainly help couples find the path to a long, loving marriage."
-Patti M.
About the Study:
Based on John Paul II’s revolutionary teaching and presented by world-renowned speaker and author Christopher West, The Gift is a comprehensive system designed to lay a firm foundation for those who desire to incorporate the Theology of the Body into their daily lives.
An Introduction to the Theology of the Body: Discovering the Master Plan for Your Life, is an eight-part, four-hour study designed to give you a solid understanding of God’s plan for humanity—a plan stamped right into our bodies.
Most people have heard the "whats" of Catholic teaching, but very few have ever heard the "whys." With profound insight, Christopher West demonstrates that the Church’s teaching on sex and marriage "makes sense", and, in fact, is the "logic" of Christianity—because it corresponds perfectly with the deepest stirrings and desires of the human heart. This study is for everyone searching for their ultimate purpose in life.
Participants will:
- Learn why the redemption of our sexuality is the key to happiness.
- Develop a "new lens" through which to see the world with greater clarity.
- See how God’s mystery is revealed through the body and spousal love.
- Discover the truth behind the lies of lust and pornography and how they can be overcome.
- Learn the language of sexual love.
...and much more.
This study includes the following lessons:
Session 1: An Education in Being Human
Session 2: The Great Analogy of Spousal Love
Session 3: Man and Woman He Created Them (Our Origin)
Session 4: Man and Woman He Redeemed Them (Our History)
Session 5: The Resurrection of the Body (Our Destiny)
Session 6: Celibacy for the Kingdom
Session 7: Marriage as a Sacrament
Session 8: The Language of Sexual Love
"With intellectual care, with the experience bred of long years of teaching this material in the classroom and the parish, and taking account of his own experiences as a husband and father, Christopher West has put us inn his debt by making the Theology of the Body available to a wide - and, I hope, appreciative - readership."
- George Weigel
Senior Fellow, Ethics & Public Policy Center
