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The human body in light of Orthodox doctrine

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The human body in light of Orthodox doctrine
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Jean-Claude Larcher, a French Orthodox theologian well known to Russian readers, in his book "The Human Body in the Light of Orthodox Christian Doctrine" proposes to comprehend the problem of the human body, its peculiarities, content and purpose, based on Christian anthropology and ascetics, based on the Holy Scriptures and the teachings of the Church Fathers. The human person is an indissoluble unity of soul and body, endowed with all its spiritual qualities. While Western civilization has increasingly reduced the role of the body to an instrument of pleasure, the author views it in the context of the divine plan, beginning with the creation of man in the image of God and continuing with his salvation and deification. Jean-Claude Larcher concludes his work with a reminder of the body's ultimate destiny in resurrection and eternal divine life. Jean-Claude Larcher was born in 1949 in Badonvillers in northeastern France to a Catholic family and became an Orthodox Christian at the age of 23. The formation of J.-.K. Larcher as a theologian was influenced by his spiritual father Archimandrite Sergius (Shevich), as well as by his fellowship with the Monk Justin (Popovich), Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov), the disciples of the elder Joseph Isikhast - the elders Ephrem of Katunak and Kharalampy, with the elders Ephrem of Philothea, Joseph of Vatoped and the Monk Paisios of Athos. Jean-Claude Larcher is the author of 31 books translated into 18 foreign languages, more than 150 articles and over 700 reviews. He is considered one of the leading contemporary Orthodox theologians and one of the rare authors able to combine in his works scholarly rigor and a lively perception of the inner life of the Church.
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