Rebellion against God has always taken the form of self-love and self-interest. . . . When we live in the pattern of self-interest, very little thought is given to living in the pattern of death and resurrection. The self-love of narcissism is one of the greatest problems we face today.
-Robert E. Webber, The Divine Embrace: Recovering the Passionate Spiritual Life (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2006), 189.