theologian Tara Owens says, Why would our bodies matter? Why would my flabby arms or bony knees or acne-prone skin matter to the Creator of the universe? Our bodies matter because without them we aren’t human. Without our bodies, we might be angels or demons, but we wouldn’t be people. Without our bodies, we simply wouldn’t exist. Just like Thomas insisted on touching Jesus, Christianity insists on the importance of our particular bodies, insists on our individuality and the redemption of each of us in particular.22
