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Bodies, Souls, and Being Unmoored from History

Abigail Favale on the risks of devaluing the body

This week, I reflected on an essay by Abigail Favale on a form of Gnosticism (the idea that matter is evil and freedom is found through the mind/spiritual realm) where the soul is associated with holiness and the body with sin, sexual sin in particular.

In my response, I talk about engaging with ancient thinkers whose work can give us a thicker sense of …

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