In The Nature of the Flesh, Dramane Traore offers a powerful, eye-opening exploration of what the "flesh" truly is - and what it is not. For generations, the word flesh has been misunderstood, often confused with the physical body or treated as an inherent enemy of the Spirit. But Traore dismantles this confusion with clarity and depth, showing that the issue is not the body itself, but a distorted condition of self-governance that the Bible calls "the flesh."
This book draws a clear line between the body - created by God as a good and purposeful vessel - and the flesh - a mode of existence shaped by separation, fear, and the dominance of sin. Through rich theological insight and grounded spiritual wisdom, Traore shows how the flesh is not simply human weakness, but a mindset and system that resists divine order. More importantly, he reveals how the Spirit does not wage war against the body, but comes to restore it, redeem it, and dwell within it.
Traore speaks to readers not just as thinkers, but as whole persons, calling them to live from a new reality where their bodies are not burdens but temples - not liabilities, but places of alignment, transformation, and glory.
With profound simplicity and steady conviction, The Nature of the Flesh offers a timely message: the redeemed life is not about escaping the body, but reclaiming it under the rule of the Spirit. Traore invites every reader to discover what it means to live as one whose flesh has been brought into life, not death - and whose body now serves as a dwelling place for divine purpose.
