In the biblical book of Genesis, for instance, human dignity is related to individual autonomy, never separated from human relationship. The primary dignifying relationship for the human is his or her relationship with God, a relationship that is empowered by the fact that the human is created in the image of God. As the image of God, the human is an actual representation of the creator on Earth.
Human dignity is also derived from relationships with other humans who are made in the image of God. In fact, human dignity can be described in terms of the community of the entire human race, so that one might say that the image of God is made more complete as each human being is born.
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