This Is My Body, Ragan Sutterfield
This Is My Body, Ragan Sutterfield
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This Is My Body
From Obesity to Ironman, My Journey Into the True Meaning of Flesh, Spirit, and Deeper Faith

Author: Ragan Sutterfield

Narrator: Dean Gallagher

Unabridged: 7 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 02/17/2015

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

“The cacophony of voices about our bodies is so loud, it’s hard to hear the voices that matter. Some of us decide to forget it all and give in to one addiction or another. I’ve done that. Some of us decide to perfect our bodies and obsess over every muscle or wrinkle. I’ve done that too. Then I discovered the truth about my body: It is a gift. A sign of God’s love. And so is yours.”
 
Many of us think our physical natures are burdens that drag us toward failure and guilt. But what if God actually glories in the flesh? What if we had the same joy about our bodies as He does?

Ragan Sutterfield brings us back to a biblical perspective — a freeing, corrective viewpoint that reminds us of the connection between spirit, mind, and body. Along the way, he shares his journey from overweight addict to Ironman competitor. He counts his success, though, not in his decreased clothing size, but in his increased understanding of how much God truly loves us and of what it means to be stewards — not just of our souls, but of our skin and bones too.

About The Author

Ragan Sutterfield's work has appeared in a variety of magazines including The Oxford American, Men's Journal, Triathlete, Gourmet, Fast Company, and Books & Culture. Sutterfield is an endurance athlete and long time naturalist who loves records, film, and living the good life with his wife Emily and their daughter Lillian. He has worked as a teacher, librarian and farmer, but he is most of all a reader and a writer. He blogs regularly at the "Word + Flesh" blog on Patheos.com. His work also appears regularly in the Englewood Review of Books and at SustainableTraditions.com. Articles and more can be found at his website RaganSutterfield.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Julie on July 31, 2018

Before I start my actual review, I feel obligated to post a short disclaimer. I've never met Ragan, but I do know his parents very well and even lived with them briefly before I got married. Our lives have overlapped in many ways - we attended the same church (although at different times) and he was......more

Goodreads review by Dave on September 16, 2015

3 stars seems a little low (and yet 4 stars seems a little high) for a book that was well worth the read. Sutterfield provides a wonderful first-person account of his evolving relationship with his body, highlighted by his journey to complete an Ironman triathlon. What holds this book back from a hi......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on September 12, 2015

If there's one complaint, it's that it's heavy on memoir and light on the brass tacks of a theology of fitness. Still, the memoir sections are touching and relatable, and what exegesis and theology is there has the potential to be trailblazing.......more

Goodreads review by Laura on March 04, 2020

I wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did. I think that had to do with my fearful expectations for the subject matter (bodies - ugh; oh no, an exercise-as-spiritual-formation book - ugh). Sutterfield threads a very fine needle of self-disclosure and discovery, demonstrating just how whol......more

Goodreads review by Patricia on October 22, 2015

I have a confession to make that this is not a Catholic book. The author Ragan Sutterfield is in the process of becoming an Episcopal priest. He has a strong faith in the Episcopalian tradition. I felt drawn to this book because of the topic of how are body fits into our spirituality. We are an Inca......more

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