Any ideology based on the premise that a human can become a purely spiritual creature is doomed to failure. (firstthings.com)
Our culture needs to hear loud and clear a revindication of the unique status of human beings as spiritual creatures (faith.org.uk)
This in turn is because we are spiritual creatures made in the image and likeness of God, so God does not force us to love him - that would be a contradiction in terms in any case. (faith.org.uk)