The Physical Body, the Spiritual Body
Physical and Spiritual Bodies Compared
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The inspiration to write this book came to me, Ainsley Chalmers, about 25 years ago. The contents of this book compare my experiences in medical scientific research done over a 40-year period with my Christian spirituality. It covers aspects of gene structure and function and how it relates to evolutionary and creation thinking. It also relates how gene function has a spiritual corollary to the born again experiences of Christians. It relates how blood formation and its many functions relate to Christian spirituality. It discusses the many gasses that can either lead to life or death and how they have a spiritual counterpart. It discusses various aspects of nutrition and how they correlate to the nutritional value of the Word of God. It compares the physiology and properties of salt in the human body and how that correlates with spirituality. It then looks at various interacting systems in the human body, like immunity and coagulation for example, and how this relates to our lives as Christians and members of society in general. The final chapter basically summarizes what the author thinks are myths and untruths we are continually fed through the media. This chapter summarizes in a brief format many of the thoughts expressed in the previous 8 chapters.
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Many people, including scientists believe the disciplines of science and theology are separate, unrelated, and sometimes antagonistic. Science is perceived by most to be centered on the measurable, physical dimension while theology revolves around the invisible or spiritual.
In The Physical Body, The Spiritual Body author Dr. Ainsley Chalmers provides evidence that the two disciplines can be intertwined. He describes a correlation between certain physical aspects of biological/medical research and how they pertain to Christian spirituality. He addresses aspects of gene structure and function, blood production and functions, gasses of life and their effects, various features of nutrition and malnutrition, properties of salt and finally how different systems within the human body cooperate and interact with each other.
And then Ainsley discusses Christian salvation, young earth creationism versus naturalism, Christian growth and development through the word of God, erroneous science and theology, interactions within society and the Christian community.
Finally, using his personal experiences as a scientist and committed Christian, Ainsley summarizes myths, truths and untruths present in both realms of science and theology.
About the Author
Ainsley Chalmers earned a PhD in medical science from Flinders University. He is a committed Christian and has worked in medical research in university hospitals for more than forty years. He’s written nearly one hundred publications on renal stones, cancer, medical biochemistry, and factors affecting immunity.