The Zygote of Christ & The Mystery of Man

A profound exploration of human ensoulment and personhood at the moment of conception, this bioethical and theological study shows how the mystery of Christ’s Incarnation—beginning as a one-cell zygote—sheds light on the mystery of every human person. Drawing from Scripture, Tradition, Church teaching, science, philosophy, and theology, The Zygote of Christ & The Mystery of Man defends human conception and embryonic life as an icon of both God’s creative act and the Incarnation itself. It emphasizes the personal and relational identity of man (male and female) in the image of the Trinity, as well as humanity’s mysterious co-participation in God’s creative love at the conception of each human life.