Who We Are & How We Relate: The Ibc Approach to Understanding What Makes People

by Larry Crabb

A book about who we are and how we relate.

85 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Lawrence J. Crabb Jr.

Larry Crabb is a well-known Christian psychologist, conference and seminar speaker, Bible teacher, and author of more than 25 books—including his most recent, When God’s Ways Make No Sense and two Gold Medallion award-winners Inside Out and Understanding People. He is also the founder/director of NewWay Ministries & most recently his "legacy ministry", LargerStory.com. In addition to various other speaking and teaching opportunities, Crabb offers a week-long School of Spiritual Direction held each year here at The Cove and the Glen Eyrie in CO. He currently is scholar-in-residence at Colorado Christian University. Larry and his wife of 50 years, Rachael, reside near Charlotte, N.C.

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really liking and appreciating Larry Crabb after reading this short book. His concepts and ideas should be familiar to everyone, but he articulates and gives body to ideas that are not expressed often/at all in church or elsewhere. My favorite chapter was the one on human beings as relational, not technical creatures. We are designed to grow, learn, and develop through RELATIONSHIPS, but we are not intended to use formulas such as "If I do ____ my life will be good, but if I do ____ my life will be bad." Ultimately the latter approach proves unsuccessful because it is not compelling without the life force of human relationships, messy as they are.