Introduction
I. Finding God in Bodies
1: Beautiful and Sexy
2: The Dancer's Leap
3: Food and Drink
4: Ugly and Wasted
II. Ethereal and Material
5: Classical Music
6: Pop Music
7: Blues, Musicals, and Opera
III. The Eucharistic Body
8: Healing and Presence
9: The Liturgical Imperative
`Readers of David Brown's work will have come to expect huge
scholarship and breadth of knowledge marshalled in an imaginative
and accessible manner. This book will not disappoint... This is a
book of beauty to be reverenced, relished and digested with delight
- a sacrament in ordinary.'
John Inge, Theology
`Christianity and sex are awkward bedfellows, but they need not be,
according to David Brown's exhilarating new book... [his] aim to
reclaim the body, positively, for Christian purposes, is ambitious,
and sets about it with enormous relish.'
Revd Richard Coles, Church Times
`This book has a huge range of references to cultures ancient and
modern, both European and from other continents. The footnotes are
an Aladdin's cave of erudition... much..,to fascinate and follow
up.'
Richard Chartres, The Journal of Theological Studies
`As with Brown's earlier volumes, the range of reading and subject
matter with which he engages is remarkable, with many reminders of
how things once so close, such as religion and dance, are now sadly
compartmentalised...A3necessarily short review cannot do justice to
the wide range of these two volumes, which witness to an impressive
mastery of multi-faceted material, as well as Brown's ability to
present it in highly readable and engaging style...warmly
commended, and it is to be hoped that others will follow where
David Brown has led.'
Geoffrey Rowell, International Journal for the Study of the
Christian Church
`David Brown is tuning into some significant areas which those who
only reiterate religious texts may miss. His learning is phenomenal
and matches the task he has set himself...a powerful and
much-needed experiment.'
Ivor Jones, The Methodist Recorder
`Had the word eclectic not existed, it would have been necessary to
invent it, in order to describe the mind of David Brown. Few
scholars can have his breadth of knowledge and interest, and be
able to deploy it with such dexterity. To use a more seasonal
image: this is a Fortnum and Mason Christmas hamper of a book,
packed with treats and goodies.'
New Directions
`Brown has given us a wonderful book that ranges over a vast amount
of material. He shows knowledge not just of classical music but of
pop music and explores the work of the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan
and Bruce Springsteen as well as Bach and Beethoven.'
Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper
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