Jonathan P. Badgett

The True Self and False Self

Christian Living

“Vaden believes we know ourselves better . . . in dialogue—between fallen human beings and a holy God, between Christian and secular understandings of human nature, and between self and other. Dialogue is our best and only means of seeing past the withered fig leaves of our myriad false selves. . . . Where Vaden excels is in his dialogical synthesis of biblical, historical, and contemporary perspectives. This is psychologically informed, pastorally sensitive work. We do well to listen, and reflect, with care.”