Excerpt from In His Image Therefore, I have chosen In His Image as the title Of this series of lectures, because, in my judgment, all depends upon our conception of our place in God's plan. The Bible tells us that God made us in His image and placed us here to carry out a divine decree. He gave us the Scriptures as an authoritative guide and He gave us His Son to reveal the Father, to redeem man from Sin and to furnish in His life and teachings an inspiring example by the following of which, man may grow in grace and in the knowledge of God. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, 0 Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

ウィリアム・ジェニングス・ブライアンの「In His Image」は、人間の尊厳を神学的・文学的な高みへと引き上げる情熱的な宣言書です。稀代の弁論家である著者の筆致は、言葉の一つひとつが魂を揺さぶる力強いリズムに満ちています。人間を「神の似姿」と定義するその思想は、自己の存在価値を再発見するための鏡として、時を超えた輝きを放っています。 本書の白眉は、物質主義に覆われた世界に対し、精神の優位性を圧倒的な修辞学で説く点にあります。人間が抱くべき誇りと使命をこれほど力強く訴えかける作品は他にありません。内なる神聖さを呼び覚ますような彼の言葉は、読者の魂を激しく鼓舞し、生の本質へと向かわせる強烈な文学的熱量に溢れています。