01608cam a22002894a 4500 17506476 AU-EpEBC 20130925165406.0 121023s2013 ilua b 001 0 eng 2012041421 9780830827114 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC NEMB pcc 233 EW Highfield, Ron, 1951- God, freedom, and human dignity : embracing a God-centered identity in a me-centered culture / Ron Highfield. Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, 2013. 227 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 23 cm. 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. Identity (Psychology) Religious aspects Christianity. Self (Philosophy) Self. ddc 37168 37168 0 0 ddc 0 0 233 Humanity MAIN MAIN OS 2013-09-25 Mosaic Resources 17.97 0 233/HIG 14410 2015-04-22 00:00:00 1 50.00 2013-09-25 AM