Clothed in the Body

'Clothed in the Body is a fresh, illuminating, and provocative study at the junction of christology and anthropology. Hunt explores, with keen vision, the tension between dualistic and holistic views of Christ and ourselves. Engaging Jewish and Greek anthropology, the Christian ascetic literature of the desert, the christological debates and formulations of the fourth and fifth centuries, and contemporary scholarship on the human person, Hunt makes an important contribution to current conversations on the body and the incarnation.' Brock Bingaman, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, USA 'In her earlier book, Joy-Bearing Grief (2004), Hannah Hunt has shown herself to be a sensitive interpreter of the Greek and Syriac Fathers for the modern reader. In this present, thoughtful study she turns to a central issue in early Christian thinking and explores the relationship between different attitudes to the body and the search for a balanced understanding of the unity of the two natures in the incarnate Christ.' Sebastian Brock, Emeritus Reader in Syriac Studies, Oxford University, UK 'This monograph is certainly an important contribution to the study of the relationship between asceticism and Christology in early Christianity. Scholars and informed readers alike will find both compelling observations and areas for further inquiry.' Anglican Theological Review '[A] comprehensive and educative book...' Journal of Theological Studies