{"product_id":"9781514016978_fit-for-what","title":"Fit for What?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFit for What?\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew Borror offers a cultural exegesis of modern fitness culture, seeking to answer the questions: \u003ci\u003eWhat story does fitness culture tell about the body? What vision of the good life does it assume? And how might the person of Christ, who neither lived a sedentary life nor trained in a modern gym, reshape the way we think about exercise, health, and embodiment?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a culture saturated with self-optimization, body image pressure, and performance-driven fitness ideals, many believers find themselves grappling with the pressures and ideals of contemporary fitness trends. Rather than treating the body as a machine to optimize or an image to manage, \u003ci\u003eFit for What?\u003c\/i\u003e calls Christians to receive their creaturely, limited bodies as gifts from God, and to care for them in ways that honor him and serve their vocations in community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on biblical and christological anthropology, Borror argues that fitness culture is not guilty of loving the body too much; it is guilty of not loving the body enough. By chasing an abstract ideal of physical perfection, it fails to appreciate the actual bodies of actual people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you'll find in \u003ci\u003eFit for What?\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Christian ethic for physical fitness that honors God and the human body rather than exalting or idolizing the self\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA vision of Christ's human body that helps us make discerning decisions about our own bodies, seeing both exercise and our limitations as a gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamination of the stories, values, and assumptions embedded in contemporary fitness trends, equipping readers to engage them discerningly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn ideal resource for college and seminary courses on ethics, health, and the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book revitalizes wonder at the gift of our own unique bodies without denying the difficulties of embodied life in a broken world. \u003ci\u003eFit for What?\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for Christian athletes, fitness enthusiasts, students, or anyone wanting to think deeply about how their faith informs physical exercise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andrew Maurice Borror","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41132911657009,"sku":"9781514016978","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781514016978.jpg?v=1784718712","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781514016978_fit-for-what","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}