Created in God's Image June2023newsletter Mark’s Presbyterian Church in Tucson

Mark’s Presbyterian Church in Tucson

Louis University

He is author of The Perfectability of Human Nature in Eastern and Western Throught (SUNY Press)

The Secret Life of Bees

Created in God's Image June2023newsletter Mark’s Presbyterian Church in TucsonSo God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1: 27) For centuries, the creation story in Genesis 1 has been a foundation for Christian understandings of the human being. In particular, this egalitarian vision of women as well as men being created in the image of God has been a lynchpin to feminist claims for equality in the church and society. But as Michele Gonzalez shows,