{"product_id":"dignity-and-destiny-humanity-in-the-image-of-god-paperback","title":"Dignity and Destiny: Humanity in the Image of God - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn F. Kilner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMisunderstandings about what it means for humans to be created in God's image have wreaked devastation throughout history -- for example, slavery in the U. S., genocide in Nazi Germany, and the demeaning of women everywhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDignity and Destiny\u003c\/i\u003e John Kilner explores what the Bible itself teaches about humanity being in God's image. He discusses in detail all of the biblical references to the image of God, interacts extensively with other work on the topic, and documents how misunderstandings of it have been so problematic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeople made according to God's image, Kilner says, have a special connection with God and are intended to be a meaningful reflection of him. Because of sin, they don't actually reflect him very well, but Kilner shows why the popular idea that sin has damaged the image of God is mistaken. He also clarifies the biblical difference between \u003ci\u003ebeing\u003c\/i\u003e God's image (which Christ is) and being \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e God's image (which humans are). He explains how humanity's creation and renewal in God's image are central, respectively, to human dignity and destiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLocating Christ at the center of what God's image means, Kilner charts a constructive way forward and reflects on the tremendously liberating impact that a sound understanding of the image of God can have in the world today.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 414\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christianity Today Book Award (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761366303008,"sku":"9780802867643","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fa8fa86765142ea4abee56e6b276c629.webp?v=1780205659","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dignity-and-destiny-humanity-in-the-image-of-god-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}