Being God's image : why creation still matters

Each month, we feature a book from the Lumina College Library handpicked by our librarian. This month's Book of the Month is:

Title: Being God's image : why creation still matters

Publisher： IVP Academic

Author： Carmen Joy Imes

Synopsis

Carmen Joy Imes seeks to recover the theologically rich message of the creation narratives starting in the book of Genesis as they illuminate what it means to be human. Every human being is created as God’s image. Imago Dei is our human identity, and God appointed humans to rule on God's behalf. Being God’s Image explores the implications of this kinship relationship with God and considers what it means for our work, our gender relations, our care for creation, and our eternal destiny. The Bible invites us into a dramatically different quality of life: a beloved community in which we can know God and one another as we are truly known.

About the author

Carmen Joy Imes (PhD, Wheaton College) is associate professor of Old Testament at Biola University. She is the author of Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters and Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends. Carmen loves helping Christians discover God's grace in the Old Testament by writing, speaking, and creating videos.

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