A Plea for Embodied Spirituality: The Role of the Body in Religion By F. Watts (2021)

Reviewed by Rebekah Wallace.

Authors

  • Rebekah Wallace University of Oxford

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/bar.22544

Keywords:

Embodied Cognition, Christianity, Spirituality

Abstract

A Plea for Embodied Spirituality: The Role of the Body in Religion By F. Watts (2021) London: SCM Press, ix + 230pp.

Author Biography

  • Rebekah Wallace, University of Oxford

    Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford, UK

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Published

2022-07-24

How to Cite

Wallace, R. (2022). A Plea for Embodied Spirituality: The Role of the Body in Religion By F. Watts (2021): Reviewed by Rebekah Wallace. Body and Religion, 5(1), 116–120. https://doi.org/10.1558/bar.22544