Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God’s Image
Overview
Discover this updated and combined edition of two bestselling books!
The human body holds endlessly fascinating secrets. The resilience of skin, the strength and structure of the bones, the dynamic balance of the muscles—your physical being is knit according to a pattern of stunning purpose. Now Gold Medallion winners Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and In His Image have been completely revised and updated to offer a new audience timeless reflections on the body.
Join renowned leprosy surgeon Dr. Paul Brand and bestselling writer Philip Yancey on a remarkable journey through inner space—a spellbinding account of medical intervention, pain and healing, and the courage of humanity. Discover here the eternal truths revealed by our seemingly ordinary existence. The human body is a window into the very structure of God's creation and a testament to God's glory.
Key Features
- Explores issues of medical intervention, pain and healing
- Exmamines eternal truths revealed by our seemingly ordinary existence
- Observes the structure of God’s creation
Contents
- Image Bearers
- One and Many
- Outside and Inside
- Proof of Life
- The Language of Pain
- The Body’s CEO
Top Highlights
“Each of us carries as many bacteria on our skin as there are people inhabiting this planet, and skin uses chemicals, electro-negative charges, and an army of defending cells to keep the marauders at bay.” (Page 83)
“The feat requires so much processing power that half of my brain is devoted directly or indirectly to vision.” (Page 33)
“under optimum conditions the human eye can detect a candle at a distance of fifteen miles” (Page 33)
“‘But then Christianity is not a statistical view of life.’” (Page 23)
“In a healthy church, unity trumps diversity. Paul, who as a faithful Pharisee used to thank God every day that he was not born a slave, a Gentile, or a woman, changed dramatically. ‘There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus,’ he told the fractious Galatians (3:28).” (Page 48)
Praise for the Print Edition
The reader comes away in awe of the fearful and wonderful construction of the body God has given to each of us, an appreciation for the spiritual realm it illustrates, and a reverence for the God in whom both find their source.
—Christianity Today
Beautifully written, absorbing, and highly readable (even for the nonbiologically inclined), the book is tremendously successful in developing a metaphor the New Testament uses more than thirty times to refer to the universal church. The reader gains not only spiritual lessons but a sense of awe and wonder at the human body’s complex physiology and anatomy.
—Religion Today
God’s imaginative genius with his physical creation always has astounding parallels in the spiritual realm, and it’s no different with the epitome of his creation, the human body. In their timeless Christian classic Fearfully and Wonderfully, my friend Philip and his coauthor Dr. Brand draw amazing parallels between our bodies and the body of Christ that leave the reader startled and breathless with wonder. This remarkable book had a profound impact on my life when I first read it years ago, and its insights will astonish you for sure!
—Joni Eareckson Tada, Joni and Friends International Disability Center
About the Authors
Paul Brand (1914–2003) grew up in India, studied medicine in London, and practiced orthopedic surgery in India and the United States. He achieved world renown for his innovative techniques in the treatment of leprosy. He wrote Clinical Mechanics of the Hand, still considered a classic in the field of hand surgery, as well as The Gift of Pain (coauthored with Philip Yancey) and God’s Forever Feast.
Philip Yancey has written twenty-five books. Early on he crafted best-selling books such as Disappointment with God and Where Is God When It Hurts? while also editing The Student Bible. More recently, he has explored central issues of the Christian faith, penning award-winning titles such as The Jesus I Never Knew, What’s So Amazing About Grace?, and Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?