The Image of God

by Leroy T. Howe

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687009618
• ISBN13: 9780687009619
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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Table of Contents

PART I: THE IMAGE OF GOD IN THE JUDAEO-CHRISTIAN TRADITION Chap 1: On the meaning of "origin" and "original". Chap 2: Human beings "in the image of God". Chap 3: "Male and female God created them": to be is to be in relationship. Chap 4: Counterpoint: The Yahwist tradition. Chap 5: Imago Dei in the Christian tradition. PART II: THE GOD WE WANT AND THE GOD WHO IS Chap 1. Faith, psychology, and the wellsprings of love Chap 2. God's face and God's love. Chap 3. Object relations theory and the idea of God. Chap 4. God in our image? PART III: THEOLOGY IN PASTORAL COUNSELING: THE DIFFERENCE IT MAKES Chap 1. Some differences theology has made. Chap 2. In crises without end, amen. Chap 3. Sustaining the grieving. Chap 4. The healing of shame. This book suggests that what distinguishes pastoral counseling from other forms of psychotherapy is the classical Christian concept of human beings made in the image of God. Discussing what this means, the author hopes to significantly impact the ability of pastoral counselors to heal, sustain, guide, and reconcile persons in distress.