Understanding Who You Are: What Your Relationships Tell You About Yourself [Paperback]

Larry Crabb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1997

Dr. Larry Crabb reveals 5 key truths about people to help you look at the way you respond to relational problems and discover the underlying issues that get relationships off track.

Understanding Who You Are will give you the tools to heal broken relationships and develop a more intimate relationship with God.

• Includes discussion questions

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

WHAT DO YOUR RELATIONSHIPS SAY ABOUT HOW YOU RELATE TO GOD? Life is all about relationships. And how we relate to others reveals a lot about how we relate to God. But relationships are fragile, and it doesn’t take much to set them off course. Ironically, it’s when our relationships are on edge that we are best suited to grow-personally, spiritually, and relationally. In Understanding Who You Are, Dr. Larry Crabb reveals five key truths about people, helping us examine the way we respond to relational problems and discover the underlying issues that set our relationships off track. Understanding Who You Are will give you the tools you need to heal broken relationships and develop a more intimate relationship with God.

About the Author

Dr. Larry Crabb is a well-known psychologist conference and seminar speaker Bible teacher popular author and founder/director of NewWay Ministries. In addition to various other speaking and teaching opportunities Dr. Crabb offers a weekend conference throughout the country entitled Life on the Narrow Road and a week-long School of Spiritual Direction held in Colorado Springs CO. He currently is Scholar in Residence at Colorado Christian University in Colorado and serves as Spiritual Director for the American Association of Christian Counselors. Dr. Crabb has authored many books including; Understanding People The Marriage Builder Finding God Connecting The Safest Place on Earth The Pressure's Off Shattered Dreams and SoulTalk.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: NavPress (May 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576830144
• ISBN-13: 978-1576830147
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #660,889 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #15 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Religious Studies > Psychology

More About the Author

Dr. Larry Crabb is a well-known psychologist, seminar speaker, Bible teacher, author, and founder/director of NewWay Ministries. In addition to various speaking and teaching opportunities, Dr. Crabb offers a week-long School of Spiritual Direction and a weekend conference, Life on the Narrow Road. He is also Scholar in Residence at Colorado Christian University and serves as Spiritual Director for the American Association of Christian Counselors. His many popular books include Inside Out, Finding God, Becoming a True Spiritual Community, The PAPA Prayer, Soul Talk, and his life work, 66 Love Letters. For additional information visit www.newwayministries.org.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why hasn't anyone recommended this book to me before?, March 24, 2000

By 

NuncVideo (Seattle, Washington United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Understanding Who You Are: What Your Relationships Tell You About Yourself (Paperback)

I've only finished the first chapter, so perhaps this review is premature, but I've been deeply struck so far. My only question is, why hasn't anyone recommended this book to me before? Or, why haven't I come across this perspective anywhere else? It represents an approach to solving one's problems that is fundamentally orthogonal to everything else out there, in both the church, and the world. So far, I would recommend it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short but Sweet, February 28, 2007

By 

ginnyinchina (Harbin, China) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Understanding Who You Are: What Your Relationships Tell You About Yourself (Paperback)

As always, Larry Crabb's insight into relationships, the human psyche, and the link between the emotional and spiritual shines through in this short but sweet book. Mostly meant to whet your appetite for deeper study, this book provokes deeper contemplation of both one's relationships with humans and the Divine. A good read if you are traveling and don't want to lug around a larger book, or if you simply want a taste of what Larry Crabb is all about.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Manual for the Soul, April 24, 2011

By 

N. Miller "Learner" (Chennai, India) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Understanding Who You Are: What Your Relationships Tell You About Yourself (Paperback)

This booklet does an amazing job of looking at the hidden desires and explanations of who we are. I've never read a better summary of how we develop as humans based on the relationships around us. Totally worth reading. The chapters are short, but really meaty and you'll have to go slow through them.