“Grant,Lord,thatImayknowmyselfthatImayknowthee.“--AugustineMuchissaidinChristiancirclesaboutknowingGod.ButChristiansthroughouttheageshaveagreedthattherecannotbedeepknowledgeofGodwithoutdeepknowledgeoftheself.DiscerningyourtrueselfisinextricablyrelatedtodiscerningGod’spurposesforyou.Paradoxically,themoreyoubecomelikeChrist,themoreyoubecomeauthenticallyyourself.InthisprofoundexplorationofChristianidentity,psychologistandspiritualdirectorDavidG.Bennerilluminatesthespiritualityofself-discovery.HeexposesthefalseselvesthatyoumayhidebehindandcallsyoutodiscoverthetrueselfthatemergesfromyouruniquenessinChrist.Freeingyoufromillusionsaboutyourself,Bennershowsthatself-understandingleadstothefulfillmentofyourGod-givendestinyandvocation.Restassured,youneednottrytobesomeoneyouarenot.ButyouwilldeepenyourexperienceofGodthroughdiscoveringthegiftofbeingyourself.Thisexpandededition,oneofthreetitlesinTheSpiritualJourneytrilogy,includesanewepilogueandanexperientialguidewithquestionsforindividualreflectionorgroupdiscussion.
