¶ … Gift of Being Yourself by David Benner
Discovery and Knowledge of the Self in "The Gift of Being Yourself" by David Benner
The Gift of being Yourself: the sacred call to self-discover" by David Benner offers new insights about the importance of discovery of one's self in order to discover God in the process. The book's thesis illustrates a new way in which the seemingly scientific notion of self-discovery is integrated into the theological teaching of discovering God. Introducing two concepts, which are 'theological way' of self-discovery and transformational knowledge acquisition, Benner provides a thorough explanation of the arduous, yet rewarding, process towards establishing a strong relationship with God through self-discovery.
The first concept that Benner categorizes as vital to self-discovery is the development of transformational knowledge. This concept takes self-knowledge one step towards taking action,...
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