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Body Narratives: Language of Truth?

Body Narratives: Language of Truth? Mary Shivanandan S.T.D. Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, Volume 3, Number 3, Summer 2000, pp. 166-193 (Article) Published by Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/log.2000.0033 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/425914/summary Access provided at 18 Feb 2020 19:10 GMT from JHU Libraries Mary Shivanandan, S. T. D. Body Narratives: Language of Truth? The views of Pope John Paul II and Emily Martin, the feminist author of the article that forms the basis of my paper, converge in a remark- able way. Both challenge the Western liberal point of view. Both seek to present another view of reality that is suppressed byWestern liberalism. Both focus on human reproduction as adversely affected by a partial view of reality. Because there is such a convergence and because Martin's ethnographic analysis offers unique insights into contemporary thought patterns, her article deserves careful analy- sis. While Christian anthropology and especially the theology of the body as articulated by John Paul II finds the feminist solution as unsatisfactory as the solution proposed by Western liberalism, nev- ertheless Martin has provided a critical method that can illuminate the Christian perspective. This paper will review first Martin's critique ofWestern http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture Logos: Journal of Catholic Thought & Culture

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Mary Shivanandan S.T.D. Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, Volume 3, Number 3, Summer 2000, pp. 166-193 (Article) Published by Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/log.2000.0033 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/425914/summary Access provided at 18 Feb 2020 19:10 GMT from JHU Libraries Mary Shivanandan, S. T. D. Body Narratives: Language of Truth? The views of Pope John Paul II and Emily Martin, the feminist author of the article that forms the basis of my paper, converge in a remark- able way. Both challenge the Western liberal point of view. Both seek to present another view of reality that is suppressed byWestern liberalism. Both focus on human reproduction as adversely affected by a partial view of reality. Because there is such a convergence and because Martin's ethnographic analysis offers unique insights into contemporary thought patterns, her article deserves careful analy- sis. While Christian anthropology and especially the theology of the body as articulated by John Paul II finds the feminist solution as unsatisfactory as the solution proposed by Western liberalism, nev- ertheless Martin has provided a critical method that can illuminate the Christian perspective. This paper will review first Martin's critique ofWestern

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