See this online ebook:
- Theology of the Body: Weekly Audiences on the Subject of the Redemption of the Body and the Sacramentality of Marriage, September 5, 1979 – November 28, 1984, by Pope St. John Paul II. May be read
through this page of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; through this page of the EWTN Library; through this table of contents of Catechesis of the Popes, which also has a prefatory page and a list of related ecclesiastical documents;through this page of Average Joe Catholic; and the Internet Archive Wayback Machine (being the 11 December 2017 snapshot of a page from the sadly defunct website Catholic Primer).- [N.B., The addresses constituting the Theology of the Body, expressed by Pope John Paul II in a non-magisterial capacity, seek to explain Christian sexual ethics from a personalist perspective. For a balanced perspective on debates concerning it, see “Noodling the Theology of the Body” by Mark P. Shea, on Crisis Magazine.]
In belated observance of the Feast of Saint Valentine. For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.
mycameraspeaks said:
Hi. Many thanks for providing link.
neobonaventurean said:
You’re welcome, and God bless you.
sarah said:
Is “Love and Responsibility” byJP II available for free?
neobonaventurean said:
As far as I know, it’s not, though there’s a great summary of the book by Father Gareth Leyshon. God bless you.
iamdeogratia said:
Unfortunately, this download link [ http://www.catholicprimer.org/papal/theology_of_the_body.pdf ] is broken.
neobonaventurean said:
Thank you very much for the comment. It may be that the link went down, but as of hope of this date it seems to be accessible again. God bless you.
bellicosita said:
Reblogged this on Verba prius me and commented:
I know it might seem lazy to reblog, but it is a good resource for all of us, in these times where a distorted view of sex is all that sells and matters.
neobonaventurean said:
Thank you very much, and I earnestly hope more people may be more acquainted with the teachings of our holy and great pontiff.
sententiaedeo said:
Beware of ToB’s faithfulness to traditional Catholic teaching; cf. this.
Kernyuy Leonard said:
Thanks, I am a Cameroonian and since i saw an extract, i have been looking for the complete TOB. THANKS
neobonaventurean said:
You’re welcome, and God bless you.