A thoughtful accessible work on the beauty of love and the splendor of the body inspired by Pope John Paul II Christianity has long been regarded as viewing the body as a threat to a person s spiritual nature and of denying its sexual dimension In 1979 Pope John Paul II departed from this traditional dichotomy and offered an integrated vision of the human body and soul In a series of talks that came to be known as ldquo the theology of the body rdquo he explained the divine meaning of human sexuality and why the body provides answers to fundamental questions about our lives In Called to Love Carl Anderson chairman of the world rsquo s largest Catholic service organization and Fr Jose Granados discuss the philosophical and religious significance of ldquo the theology of the body rdquo in language at once poetic and profound As they explain the body speaks of God it reveals His goodness and it also speaks of men and women and their vocation to love Called to Love brings to life the tremendous gift John Paul II bestowed on humanity and gives readers a new understanding of the Christian way of love and how to embrace it fully in their lives