Embodied Holiness: The Biblical Call to Bodily Care

by Lainey Greer

Publisher:

B&H

, 2025

Overview

As embodied, soul and body beings, Christians are commanded to glorify God in our bodies (1 Cor 6:20) and called to obedience in both spiritual and physical matters. Still, the overarching Christian tendency is to misunderstand embodiment, which often manifests in elevating the soul and devaluing the body. This hierarchical thinking reveals itself in activities that downplay the body’s worth, a longstanding issue with Gnostic roots that Paul tackled in the Corinthian church. His countermeasure against the licentious behavior of these anti-body believers was to highlight Trinitarian involvement with the body. This view was meant to correct misconceptions about the body’s value and provide a foundation that prescribes God-honoring behaviors. By this same foundation today, believers can confront body-neglecting behaviors within the church and body-denying beliefs in the culture, all of which are rooted in neo-Gnosticism. Therefore, this book will consider a variety of arguments to build the case that the body matters to God, a fundamental recognition that drives his children towards embodied holiness as lights in a disembodied, dark world.

Key Features

• Reveals itself in activities that downplay the body’s worth.
• Considers a variety of arguments to build the case that the body matters to God.
• Drives his children towards embodied holiness as lights in a disembodied, dark world.

Product Details

• Title: Embodied Holiness: The Biblical Call to Bodily Care
• Author: Lainey Greer
• Publisher: B&H
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Pages: 160
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781430093947, 1430093943, 1430093951, 9781430093954
• Resource ID: LLS:MBDHNSBCLBDLCR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-10-25T10:37:17Z

About Lainey Greer

Lainey Greer, PhD, is a speaker and author whose passion revolves around theology and the physical body. Years of theological education, personal training, and church ministry provide her the unique ability to connect doctrine to everyday life. Lainey enjoys watching college football, hiking, and cooking in her down time. She is the author of Be Well: Learning to Steward Your Health and runs the blog, Forsaken Body.