Michael Maria Waldstein

"In the Beginning . . ."

Theology

“Echeverria provides three very valuable services to the growing scholarship on John Paul II's Theology of the Body: in the spirit of John Paul II's sophisticated philosophical and theological training, he identifies and justifies many of the philosophical and theological underpinnings of John Paul II's thought; in the spirit of genuine ecumenism, he engages the Dutch Reformed tradition; and in the spirit of John Paul II's scripturally based arguments for the Church's teaching on sexual issues, he applies the Theology of the Body to the issue of homosexuality. Echeverria's book will aid scholars as they approach John Paul II's dense and brilliant work.”