Bibliography: p. 139-143.

What's going on -- A demand for change -- What brought this on? -- Let's test it Biblically -- More about "Need" -- Love...as yourself? -- Of infinite worth? -- Worthy of salvation -- Passages often overlooked -- What does the Bible teach -- An accurate self-image.

Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? Familiar questions in our day and age. But has our search for answers led us too far in the wrong direction: away from our true position in Christ and toward a dangerous emphasis on self? The last 15 years have seen the rise of a powerful and influential movement within the church. Easily identified by labels such as "self-image," "self-esteem," "self-worth," and "self-love," this movement has one common denominator -- the emphasis on self. Regardless of religious persuasion, everyone seems to be fighting what they perceive to be a shared enemy : low self-esteem. Now well-known biblical counselor and noted author Jay Adams brings much-needed clarification to the area of self-esteem and offers the church and every believer a truly biblical view of self. - Back cover.