Maybe itâ??s some strange alignment of the heavenly bodies, maybe itâ??s divine providence, or maybe Iâ??m just a bit weird, but for some reason a lot of my reading and entertainment lately has touched on the nature of the soul, the body, and the resurrection. You can probably blame Gregory of Nyssa. I reread his treatise on the topic a few weeks ago, and it may have enlivened my mind to the topic, so that Iâ??m seeing the resurrection everywhere.
Whatever the cause, I find this sort of theological and cultural exploration very fruitful. So, without further ado, hereâ??s a symphony on the soul and the body, a little patristics blended with two television shows and a video game franchise, followed by some thoughts about reflecting on culture.
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