God transcends body, but is, as it were, even more body than body. So radical orthodoxy insists on a valuation of the body, sexuality, the sensory and the aesthetic"; while still sustaining that asceticism as severe discipline of the body which orients itself to God "is necessary to preserve this valuation".
God surpasses the body, yet is even more corporeal than mere physicality. Thus, radical orthodoxy advocates a valuation of the body, sexuality, sensation, and aesthetics; while still maintaining that asceticism, as a rigorous discipline of the body oriented towards God, remains necessary to uphold this valuation.