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9780830832453
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Gift of Being Yourself : the Sacred Call to Self-Discovery
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InterVarsity Press
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8.2 in
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2004
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Trade Paperback
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English
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0.4 in
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Religion, Self-Help, Psychology
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Christian Life / Personal Growth, Spiritual, Personality
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5.6 Oz
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114 Pages
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Publisher
InterVarsity Press
ISBN-10
0830832459
ISBN-13
9780830832453
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5951670
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gift of Being Yourself : the Sacred Call to Self-Discovery
Number of Pages
114 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Christian Life / Personal Growth, Spiritual, Personality
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Religion, Self-Help, Psychology
Format
Trade Paperback
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Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
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Trade
LCCN
2003-023198
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
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Reviews
Slowly we are unpacking the full implications of incarnation. David Benner does exactly the same in this excellent book, using good theology, psychology and spiritual practice to make the profound obvious. This is the work of all good teachers., David Benner is a keen student of both God and human personhood. It is a rare kind of book that combines wisdom about faith and understanding about the self. This is that kind of book., In contrast to other books filled with drive-through pop psychology and sound-bite spirituality, Benner, a psychologist and spiritual director, offers an impressively deep and challenging introduction to Christian self-discovery in a little more than 100 pages. . . . He offers a clear and practical outline for those seeking to begin the lifelong process of knowing God and knowing themselves in an authentic way. . . . His discussion of accepting our flaws and sins as a necessary step to transformation is a model of lucidity. Although self-knowledge is the subject, it becomes clear that transformation is the ultimate goal both of this book and of the journey it invites readers to begin., Wise, compassionate and accessible, David Benner’s The Gift of Being Yourself is truly a gift to the dedicated seeker. The author draws on his professional experience as a psychologist and his own lifelong vocation as a Christian. The result is a book that felicitously weaves together the insights of psychology and Christian spirituality., As he has done many times before, David Benner guides us to a place of wisdom and devotion with this beautiful book. With empathy and insight he demonstrates that the two great tasks of life–knowing God and knowing ourselves–converge into a single adventure as we are drawn into the arms of our loving God., David Benner’s The Gift of Being Yourself is the best treatment of the journey to becoming one’s true self that I have ever read. I began reading the book as a favor to David; I finished it in one four-hour sitting as a favor to me. Drawing from his wisdom as a psychotherapist and spiritual director, insights from Scripture, and his own self and God discoveries, David gently describes the great disparity between the false self that most of us have become and the self-in-Christ that we are intended to be. I have never been so challenged and warmly inspired to receive the gift of being my true self., Rarely do I suggest a book in spiritual direction with the exception of the sacred Scriptures. However, The Gift of Being Yourself I would offer to directees with enthusiasm. David Benner has shown us where life experience, personal insight and prayer meet: in God. I highly recommend it, especially for people beginning in spiritual direction.
Dewey Decimal
248.4
Table Of Content
Foreword by M. Basil PenningtonPreface: Identity and Authenticity1. Transformational Knowing of Self and God2. Knowing God3. First Steps Toward Knowing Yourself4. Knowing Yourself as You Really Are5. Unmasking Your False Self6. Becoming Your True SelfEpilogue: The Transformational JourneyNotes
Synopsis
Much is said in Christian circles about knowing God. But there cannot be deep knowledge of God without deep knowledge of one’s self. In this profound exploration of Christian identity, spiritual director and psychologist David Benner illuminates the spirituality of self-discovery. Genuine self-understanding revitalizes our spiritual life and leads to the fulfillment of our God-given destiny and vocation. Book jacket., Recipient of the Award of Merit in the Personal Growth/Individual Category of The Word Guild 2005 Canadian Christian Writing Awards!”Grant, Lord, that I may know myself that I may know thee.” AugustineMuch is said in Christian circles about knowing God. But Christians throughout the ages have agreed that there cannot be deep knowledge of God without deep knowledge of the self. Discerning your true self is inextricably related to discerning God’s purposes for you. Paradoxically, the more you become like Christ, the more you become authentically yourself.In this profound exploration of Christian identity, psychologist and spiritual director David G. Benner illuminates the spirituality of self-discovery. He exposes the false selves that you may hide behind and calls you to discover the true self that emerges from your uniqueness in Christ. Freeing you from illusions about yourself, Benner shows that self-understanding leads to the fulfillment of your God-given destiny and vocation. “Christian spirituality,” writes Benner, “involves a transformation of the self that occurs only when God and self are both deeply known.” The self is not God, but it is the place where you meet God. Genuine self-knowledge revitalizes your spiritual life and opens the door to becoming who God has created you to be. Rest assured, you need not try to be someone you are not. But you will deepen your experience of God through discovering the gift of being yourself., Recipient of the Award of Merit in the Personal Growth/Individual Category of The Word Guild 2005 Canadian Christian Writing Awards!”Grant, Lord, that I may know myself that I may know thee.” AugustineMuch is said in Christian circles about knowing God. But Christians throughout the ages have agreed that there cannot be deep knowledge of God without deep knowledge of the self. Discerning your true self is inextricably related to discerning God’s purposes for you. Paradoxically, the more you become like Christ, the more you become authentically yourself.In this profound exploration of Christian identity, psychologist and spiritual director David G. Benner illuminates the spirituality of self-discovery. He exposes the false selves that you may hide behind and calls you to discover the true self that emerges from your uniqueness in Christ. Freeing you from illusions about yourself, Benner shows that self-understanding leads to the fulfillment of your God-given destiny and vocation.”Christian spirituality,” writes Benner, “involves a transformation of the self that occurs only when God and self are both deeply known.” The self is not God, but it is the place where you meet God. Genuine self-knowledge revitalizes your spiritual life and opens the door to becoming who God has created you to be.Rest assured, you need not try to be someone you are not.But you will deepen your experience of God through discovering the gift of being yourself., Psychologist and spiritual director David G. Benner illuminates the spirituality of self-discovery. He shows how understanding yourself leads you to better discern God’s purposes for you, and, paradoxically, how becoming more like Christ allows you to become more fully yourself.
LC Classification Number
BV4501.3.B457 2004
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