Being God's Image
Why Creation Still Matters

Carmen Imes is a true gift to the body of Christ. This book was a joy to read and Imes does a great job of tracing the idea of humanity being the image of God through the entire Bible. The image of God (Imago Dei) is a concept that is so theologically rich and holds so many immediate ethical and pas......more

I'm wild about this new trend of showing varying understandings of passages of scripture. It helps a great deal with Jewish/Christian relations, and the nuance we find in scripture. All of this makes us better students of God's word. I message did a great job of presenting the varying theories, and......more

An easily accessible guide to solid theology! This book by Dr. Imes is a great introduction to a balanced and Biblical creation theology. The three parts of the book take us from creation itself, through the Old Testament and into the thought of Jesus, and more importantly, Dr. Imes is clear about w......more

This is a good lay-level biblical theology of what it means to be the image of God. The author's basic premise is that humans are not created to be God's image but created as his image, which entails a vocational place within the physical created order. On the whole, I think this is a great survey. I......more

I've been wanting this book to be written for some time now, and I can't wait to see what more Carmen Joy Imes has to write in the future. I reread this book with friends, and decided to change from 5 to 4 stars due to some important concepts that were poorly worded. I still really enjoyed this book......more