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Argues that the idea that all human beings were created in God's image was core to the creation of the modern West

In God's Image presents a concise cultural history of the West through the prism of the idea that all people were created in the divine image. In contrast to other cultures in ancient Mesopotamia, early Hebrew civilization applied the idea of creation in the image of God universally, to everyone, embracing an essential equality common to all people, while also emphasizing each human life's singularity and significance. Tomer Persico places the evolution of the individual at the core of Western civilization, explaining the development of liberalism, human rights discourse, and secularization as different conclusions of the same presumption: that all humans are essentially significant autonomous beings.

Focusing on five themes--selfhood, freedom, conscience, equality, and meaning--Persico guides the reader through a cultural history of the Judeo-Christian tradition, from biblical times through modernity, explaining how each of these ideals was profoundly influenced by the central notion that every human being was created in the divine image of God. In doing so, he makes the case for a cultural understanding of history, focusing on ideas as agents of change, and challenging the common scholarly emphasis on material conditions. Offering an innovative perspective on the shaping of global modernity, In God's Image posits the fundamental role of the idea of the image of God in the making of the moral ideals and social institutions that we hold dearly today.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781479835713
  • Publisher: New York University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 384
  • Sub Title: How Western Civilization Was Shaped by a Revolutionary Idea
  • ISBN-10: 1479835714
  • Publisher Date: 22 Jul 2025
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y


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