Weekend Read: Handbook of Humility: Theory, Research and Applications

Categories: RECENT RESEARCH

In today’s atmosphere of division and contention, the virtue of humility is increasingly important. Humility is a virtue that is often overlooked, given that it is one of the “milder” emotions and is not always obvious due to its very nature. Yet it is foundational to a Christian walk, whether we are utilizing humility in our lives, helping our clients come to an understanding of what it means to be humble, or simply interacting with a stranger.

How can we be humble? What is humility? How has the definition changed over the years as scientific understanding has increased? What do we know about humility? What do we not know? This Friday’s featured book has the answers to these questions and more! This BRAND NEW book, Handbook of Humility: Theory, Research and Applications addresses all of these questions and more. Through extensive research and insight from experts in multiple fields of study, this book guides readers of all backgrounds and educational levels through the complicated study of humility. Edited by Dr. Ev Worthington, Jr., Dr. Don Davis, and Dr. Joshua Hook, this new guide brings together multiple authors who address theory, definitions and measurement of humility; predictors, correlates and sequelae of humility; and applications of humility to relationships and treatment.

Remember the words of Philippians 2:3-8: “Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves; do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”