Spiritual maturity involves becoming more and more the self that was there from the beginning. It means claiming all that is a part of one"s history and includes finding ways to take hold of one"s potential in the unfolding process of life, allowing no essential break between origin and final destiny. Madden deals with both with material realities such as bequests or genetic qualities and intangibles like family and cultural influences. Richly illustrated with biblical allusions and personal examples, this book contributes new understandings about core experiences in life, the process of growth, Christian maturity, and the expansion of natural horizons. Myron C. Madden is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Medical School, New Orleans.