John M. Shackleford

The Wisdom of the Body

Lessons from Sixty Years in a Wheelchair

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Produktbeschreibung

In this memoir, Shackleford reflects upon his childhood memories and thoughtfully relates them to his sixty years in a wheelchair. He hopes that his determination to overcome the many difficulties of a paralyzed man will inspire others to master their personal obstacles and become useful members of the human family.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 273g
• ISBN-13: 9780761857259
• ISBN-10: 0761857257
• Artikelnr.: 34442624

Autorenporträt

By John M. Shackleford

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Chapter One: The Call of Human Frailty 7 Chapter Two: To
Turn Weakness into Strength 13 Chapter Three: The "Perfect" Human Being 21
Chapter Four: History as the Story of Human Weakness 29 Chapter Five: The
Symphony of the Body 39 Chapter Six: Disease and Cleanliness 49 Chapter
Seven: The Body of God 53 Chapter Eight: The Hidden God 65 Chapter Nine:
Mind and Body 71 Chapter Ten: The Transformation of Faith 81 Chapter
Eleven: The Good and the Beautiful 91 Chapter Twelve: The Reality of the
Flesh 103 Chapter Thirteen: Sinfulness and Righteousness 111 Chapter
Fourteen: The Social Body 117 Chapter Fifteen: The Problem of Doubt 127
Chapter Sixteen: The Disabled Body 137 Chapter Seventeen: The Anatomical
Experience 143 Chapter Eighteen: The Heavenly Personality 149 Chapter
Nineteen: Science, Mysticism, and Common Sense 159 Chapter Twenty:
Consciousness as a Work of Art 165 Epilogue 171