Our Bodies Tell God's Story
Discovering the Divine Plan for Love, Sex, and Gender

This was a great book unpacking the basic teachings of Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body doctrine (something I had heard about but was not terribly familiar with prior to reading this book) and its various implications for marriage. West is a great writer and the imagery and symbolism he drew......more

This is a thoughtful, thought-provoking look at gender, marriage, and the “Great Mystery” which speaks of Christ and the church. Well worth the read!......more

I personally did not find this book very enlightening. I picked it up in hopes of reading more about how to approach issues surrounding sex, gender, marriage, etc., but that is not quite the purpose of this book. More specifically, this book is meant to be a summary of some of the main points of John......more

A great find! This is a positive approach to sexual beauty and goodness, which wrong and negative approaches have concealed in the name of freedom.......more

I appreciate the emphasis West put on the relationship between Christ and the church and the way our bodies show this deeper reality. It was a bit hard to read though, perhaps because there were so many integrated quotes from John Paul II’s Theology of the Body. Nonetheless, it was a meaningful read......more