Theology of the Body – Prof. Paige Hochschild
Prof. Paige Hochschild analyzes John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, contrasting the Catholic vision of bodily integration, purity, and vocation with both contemporary purity culture and philosophical dualism to reveal how grace, self-gift, and resurrection ground true human flourishing.
This lecture was given on October 6th, 2025, at University of South Florida.
For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events.
About the speaker:
Dr. Paige Hochschild is a professor of historical and systematic theology at Mount St. Mary's University (MD), specializing in Augustine, Thomas Aquinas and the early Church. She also teaches philosophy courses at the Seminary at Mount St. Mary's. She has written a book on the place of memory in Augustine's theological anthropology, and publishes on the Church, education, tradition, and 20th Century theological debates within the Church (scripture, history, marriage).
Keywords: Bodily Integration, Charity, Dualism And Gnosticism, Grace And Transformation, Human Sexuality, John Paul II, Marriage And Celibacy, Phenomenology, Purity Culture, Theology Of The Body
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Prof. Paige Hochschild analyzes John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, contrasting the Catholic vision of bodily integration, purity, and vocation with both contemporary purity culture and philosophical dualism to reveal how grace, self-gift, and resurrection ground true human flourishing.
This lecture was given on October 6th, 2025, at University of South Florida.
For more information on upcoming events, visit us at thomisticinstitute.org/upcoming-events.
About the speaker:
Dr. Paige Hochschild is a professor of historical and systematic theology at Mount St. Mary's University (MD), specializing in Augustine, Thomas Aquinas and the early Church. She also teaches philosophy courses at the Seminary at Mount St. Mary's. She has written a book on the place of memory in Augustine's theological anthropology, and publishes on the Church, education, tradition, and 20th Century theological debates within the Church (scripture, history, marriage).
Keywords: Bodily Integration, Charity, Dualism And Gnosticism, Grace And Transformation, Human Sexuality, John Paul II, Marriage And Celibacy, Phenomenology, Purity Culture, Theology Of The Body
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