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God, freedom, and human dignity : embracing a God-centered identity in a me-centered culture / Ron Highfield.

By: Publication details: Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, 2013.Description: 227 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780830827114 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 233
Contents:
Part 1: The me-centered self. How the me-centered world was born -- Defiance : the Promethean dimension of the modern self -- Subservience : the religion of idols, hypocrites and hirelings -- Indifference : a study in thoughtlessness -- The God of the modern self -- The secret aspirations of the modern self -- Some unwelcome limits on freedom and dignity --
Part 2: The God-centered self. The self-giving God of the Gospel -- The irony of divine "weakness" -- The awakening presence -- A new way of being human being -- The divine adoption -- The emergence of God-centered identity -- The freedom of the children of God -- God's love as the ground and measure of human dignity -- The reconciliation of heaven and earth.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Part 1: The me-centered self. How the me-centered world was born --
Defiance : the Promethean dimension of the modern self --
Subservience : the religion of idols, hypocrites and hirelings --
Indifference : a study in thoughtlessness --
The God of the modern self --
The secret aspirations of the modern self --
Some unwelcome limits on freedom and dignity --

Part 2: The God-centered self. The self-giving God of the Gospel --
The irony of divine "weakness" --
The awakening presence --
A new way of being human being --
The divine adoption --
The emergence of God-centered identity --
The freedom of the children of God --
God's love as the ground and measure of human dignity --
The reconciliation of heaven and earth.

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