Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck presents a broader notion of the image of God, something important in health care chaplaincy. For him, human beings do not have the image of God. The image of God is not something or a characteristic that we all bear, have, or acquire. As human beings, we all are the image of God. Our body, soul, and spirit, represent integrally the image of God. So there is no difference between the image and likeness of God, since all aspects of the human being reflect God perfectly . All that is God is found in us in …
