{"title":"Jessica L. Wright","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJessica L. Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intersection of faith, mind, and history with a distinctive scholarly approach. Her works offer deep insights into how early Christian thought engaged with concepts of the brain and spirituality, bridging ancient beliefs and modern understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003eReligion \u0026amp; Spirituality\u003c\/em\u003e will find her writing both thought-provoking and enlightening, illuminating the ways spiritual care was intertwined with medical ideas in antiquity. Wright’s thoughtful analysis invites reflection on the enduring relationship between body and soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-care-of-the-brain-in-early-christianity-by-jessica-l-wright-9780520387676","title":"The Care of the Brain in Early Christianity","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Care of the Brain in Early Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e is a history of the brain during late antiquity. Through close attention to ancient medical material and its transformation in Christian texts, Jessica Wright traces the roots of cerebral subjectivity—the identification of the individual self with the brain, a belief very much still with us today—to tensions within early Christianity over the brain's role in self-governance and its inherent vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamining how early Christians appropriated medical ideas, Wright tracks how they used the vulnerability of the brain as a trope for teaching ascetic practices, therapeutics of the soul, and the path to salvation. Bringing a medical lens to the religious discourse, this text demonstrates that rather than rejecting medical traditions, early Christianity developed through creatively integrating them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47464306508012,"sku":"9780520387676","price":180.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520387676-the-care-of-the-brain-in-early-christianity.jpg?v=1775045872"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jessica-l-wright.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}