The Human Person: According to John Paul II

by Bransfield, Brian J.

• ISBN13: 9780819833945
• ISBN10: 0819833940
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: Pauline Books & Media

Summary

What does it mean to be human? In his theology of the body, John Paul II has made a major contribution to answering this question. Here Brian Bransfield provides a systematic approach to John Paul's teaching, using it as a basis for an integrated moral theology/Christian anthropology that offers practical support in living the Christian life. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Reverend J. Brian Bransfield is a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He currently serves in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as Assistant General Secretary and Executive Director of the Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis. Fr. Bransfield received his doctorate in moral theology from the Pontifical Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family. Prior to his current appointment, he served as professor of Moral Theology at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. He is a noted national speaker and retreat director.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Method	p. 2
Two Cultures Clash
The Experiences of Wojtyla/The Experiences of the Twentieth Century	p. 9
Formative Experiences	p. 9
Personal Experiences	p. 10
Intellectual Experiences	p. 12
Pastoral Experiences	p. 15
The Perfect Storm	p. 17
Climate Change	p. 17
The Three Revolutions at the Center of the Storm	p. 20
The Industrial Revolution	p. 20
The Sexual Revolution	p. 24
The Effect on Women	p. 24
Cohabitation	p. 26
Divorce	p. 27
Fatherlessness	p. 29
The Technological Revolution / Mass Media	p. 29
Catechesis	p. 33
The 2008 CARA Study	p. 36
The Impact on Identity	p. 39
The Forecast	p. 44
The New Evangelization	p. 44
Feliciora Evangelizationis Tempora	p. 44
The Theology of the Body, Original Innocence, and Original Shame
The Beginning	p. 51
The Evolution Debate	p. 51
Preamble of Truths About the Identity of the Human Person	p. 53
Two Creation Accounts	p. 53
Myth	p. 54
The First Account	p. 56
Bara'	p. 57
Ex Nihilo: The World Is Not Reducible to the World	p. 61
Dabar	p. 66
Exitus-reditus	p. 68
The Theology of the Body and the Two Creation Accounts	p. 73
"The Beginning"	p. 75
Original Innocence	p. 76
The First Account of Creation	p. 77
The Creative Pause of God	p. 78
The Imago Dei	p. 79
Classical Theology and the Imago Dei	p. 80
Capax Dei	p. 82
The Second Account of Creation	p. 82
Original Solitude	p. 83
The First Meaning of Original Solitude	p. 84
Consciousness	p. 84
Self-awareness	p. 86
Self-determination	p. 87
On the Basis of the Body	p. 88
Subjectivity	p. 89
The Second Meaning of Original Solitude	p. 91
Original Unity	p. 92
The Sleep of Adam / Creation from the Rib	p. 93
The Openness	p. 96
Communion of Persons	p. 97
Rehabilitation of the Imago Dei	p. 98
Procreation	p. 100
The Conjugal Act	p. 101
Original Nakedness	p. 103
To Share the Vision of the Creator	p. 105
Sexual Difference	p. 106
Gift	p. 109
Contraception	p. 111
Gaudium et Spes 24	p. 113
The Body as Part of Imago Dei	p. 113
Marriage	p. 115
Pope John Paul II's Interpretation of Scripture	p. 116
Sin and the Effects of Sin	p. 119
John Paul II on Original Sin: Original Shame	p. 119
The Remote Roots of Temptation	p. 121
The Juncture of Man's Choice	p. 123
Seven Steps of Sin: The Ritual of Temptation	p. 124
The First Step: Bypass the Family Structure	p. 126
The Second Step: The Innocent Little Question	p. 127
The Third Step: The Lie	p. 130
The Fourth Step: Fear	p. 133
The Fifth Step: The Choice and the Act	p. 134
The Sixth Step: Hiding	p. 140
The Seventh Step: Blame	p. 142
The Effects of Original Sin	p. 142
Saint Augustine's Notion of Sin: The Wound and the Fever	p. 145
The Desert Fathers	p. 146
The Sin of David	p. 147
The Network: Seven Deadly Sins	p. 148
Vanity and Pride	p. 148
An Image of Sin: Needful Things	p. 154
The Temptation of Christ	p. 158
The Theology of the Body, Life According to the Spirit
Renewing the Image	p. 163
Seven Steps of Grace	p. 165
The First Step: Enter Family Structure	p. 165
The Second Step: Announcement of the Saving Plan	p. 166
The Third Step: Truth	p. 167
The Fourth Step: Do Not Be Afraid-Entrust	p. 169
The Fifth Step: The Choice / Act-Fiat	p. 169
The Sixth Step: The Visitation	p. 171
The Seventh Step: The Magnificat	p. 172
The Efficacious Nature of the Self-gift of Jesus	p. 173
The Cry of Abandonment	p. 174
The Opened Side	p. 175
The Prodigal Son	p. 178
The Good Samaritan	p. 184
Saint Augustine	p. 187
The Sacraments	p. 188
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit, the Beatitudes, and the Virtues	p. 191
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit	p. 191
Saint Gregory the Great	p. 194
Habitus	p. 196
The Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes	p. 201
The Ladder	p. 206
Purity of Heart	p. 213
Fear of the Lord	p. 214
Hope	p. 217
Temperance	p. 219
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit	p. 221
Piety	p. 225
Justice	p. 226
Blessed Are the Meek	p. 227
Knowledge	p. 229
Faith	p. 230
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn	p. 233
Courage	p. 236
Fortitude	p. 237
Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst	p. 237
Counsel	p. 239
Prudence	p. 240
Blessed Are the Merciful	p. 241
Understanding	p. 243
Faith	p. 244
Blessed Are the Pure of Heart	p. 245
Wisdom	p. 247
Love	p. 248
Blessed Are the Peacemakers	p. 249
Conclusion	p. 251
Bibliography	p. 253
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