THEOLOGY AND HUMAN FLOURISHING The Benefits of Being ``Known by God{''}

  • Rosner B
  • McLean L
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Abstract

This chapter considers the psycho-spiritual benefits of being known byGod. Biblical-theological investigation of the notion is supported byattachment theory and a psychological understanding of the self Itconcludes that secure attachment to the Transcendent One, being known byGod as His child, supplies a strong sense of a valuable and lovable selfSimilar to the human parent-child relationship, such attachment. canlead to a healthy sense of significance, offer an effective source ofcomfort in dispiriting circumstances, and give moral direction.Receiving one's identity as a relational gill, rather than solelystriving for it as an individual achievement, is an attractivealternative to the identity angst of a postmodern world where a stableand secure sense of self can be so elusive.

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Rosner, B. S., & McLean, L. M. (2012). THEOLOGY AND HUMAN FLOURISHING The Benefits of Being ``Known by God{’’}. In Miner, M and Dowson, M and Devenish, S (Ed.), BEYOND WELL-BEING: SPIRITUALITY AND HUMAN FLOURISHING (pp. 65–83).

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