The Logic of the Body: Retrieving Theological Psychology (Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology)

“This is not only first-rate, but desperately needed.”

“This is Christian scholarship at its best—careful exegesis of biblical passages, illuminating retrieval of historical categories, thoughtful and critical engagement with modern science and secular sources, all in order to do constructive theology in service of the church. Every pastor, theologian, and counselor needs to read this book.”

“This is a most welcome book from a young doctor of the soul.”

“Far too often when dealing with negative emotions we divide body and soul, not seeing individuals holistically. I believe this book will greatly benefit the church.”

“A careful, scholarly piece of retrieval theology, it judiciously draws on the riches of the historical tradition in conversation with contemporary philosophy, neuroscience, and psychology, in order to develop a constructive theology of the emotions for today.”

“Emotions and embodiment are two vital aspects of the human experience, and yet far too often Christian accounts have pitted them against one another in problematic ways. Thankfully, Matthew LaPine’s volume pushes us to avoid picking between a psychological account and a theological one, but instead aims to help us see them together in a fresh way.”