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It Has Not Yet Appeared What We Shall Be: A Reconsideration of the Imago Dei in Light of Those with Severe Cognitive Disabilities (Reformed Academic Dissertations) Paperback – July 7, 2017

by George C. Hammond (Author)
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The doctrine of the imago Dei has been criticized for technically excluding people who suffer from severe cognitive disabilities. With such people in mind, Hammond reexamines the doctrine and sets forth a more accurate and inclusive understanding. This work concludes with implications and practical applications to help seminary professors, pastors, and church members include, embrace, and welcome people with severe intellectual disabilities and their families.
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    July 7, 2017
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    162995313X
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"A gift born out of much affliction of soul and mind. . . . In an age when the secular discussion of 'personhood' runs parallel to the theological discussion of imago Dei, Dr. Hammond gives us a careful, clear, and theologically detailed treatment of this vital doctrine for our day." -- Michael S. Beates "Dean of Students, The Geneva School, Winter Park, Florida; Author, Disability & the Gospel: How God Uses Our Brokenness to Display His Grace"

"A powerful study of the image of God and also of the practical impact that our beliefs hold for our treatment of those who are mentally broken. This carefully researched and well-written book will move, disturb, challenge, and bless readers." -- Chad Vandixhoorn "Chancellor's Professor of Historical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington, DC"

"This book is a gem, for it defends the traditional view of who we are in the face of the relevant theological and scientific issues. . . . It is unique, powerful, biblically sound, and practical. I am not aware of anything quite like it." -- William Edgar "Professor of Apologetics, Westminster Theological Seminary"

About the Author

George C. Hammond (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary; DMin, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is the pastor of Bethel Presbyterian Church in Leesburg, Virginia, and a teaching fellow for the C. S. Lewis Institute’s Fellows Program, Loudoun campus.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ P&R Publishing (July 7, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 162995313X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1629953137
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches
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Tom Breeden
5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough research and readability combine for a valuable read
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2017
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At first glance, an academic dissertation might not jump out to you as a "must read," but don't scroll past too quickly!

Hammond does a wonderful job of threading the needle between being technical and being readable. It's a good thing too, because his point is important. Hammond shows that most Christians understand the imago Dei as something in us - be it our reason or some other ability. This presents a huge problem that many of us don't see immediately. If our God-given dignity is based on something we are able to do, what does that do for the dignity of people who can't do those things? Asked another way, if we're human because of our cognitive capabilities, what about people with severe cognitive disabilities? Hammond argues that many of us have unwittingly excluded such people from humanity. In correction, he offers a thoughtfully nuanced reconsideration of a classic doctrine. His adjustments aren't major, but they are significant in their implications.

This is a timely work. Human dignity garners a lot of attention in our cultural moment and Hammond offers thoughtful considerations with applications beyond his stated question. I commend this book to you, especially if you are a pastor or engaged in Christian ministry.
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J Withnell
5.0 out of 5 stars See God's image in the weakest among us
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2022
People with intellectual disabilities challenge our understanding about what it means to be created in God's image. Historic understandings that try to define the Imago Dei by functionality, relationship, or other descriptions fall short in applying this truth to the most beautiful and vulnerable among us. Though my own child is only moderately impaired, I found this work deeply comforting and insightful. It will provide churches with keen insight into loving and serving this sometimes overlooked community.
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William Angerman
5.0 out of 5 stars Rethinking the Image of God
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2019
This book on Imago Dei is profoundly challenging for both scholars and laymen alike, but useful for all who have wrestled with the question of what it means to be created in the image of God. Dr. Hammond asks us to think more deeply about this divine promise so prominently given to in the first chapter of the Bible. Imago Dei is the first blessing of grace given to man. It establishes man above all other elements of creation and lays the foundation for our relationship with God. This insightful book explores what it means to be created in the image of God. We have all studied this profound question in our Bible studies and seminars, but what about a person who has severe cognitive disabilities? Then the question becomes much more difficult and personal, as Dr. Hammond experienced when his daughter was born with a severe cognitive disability. He says, “In my heart, I knew that Rebecca and people like her had to be made in the image of God, but she did not fit the theological models for human beings as made in the image of God.” Dr. Hammond takes a detailed look at the historical approaches to this question from Augustine through Karl Barth. His work is meticulously documented and referenced. But the heart of this book is how these theological models fit, exclude, or fail to address God’s image in the severely cognitive disabled. Dr. Hammond gives us insight on how we may expand our understanding of Imago Dei to the broken people of the world, which includes all of us, and especially presents a better understanding on how to love and see God’s love and image in those with severe cognitive disabilities. This book has opened my eyes not only to a profound theological question but more importantly to a question of compassion and love for those broken and disabled that God gives us and who bear His image.
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