Why Did God Create Human Beings In His Image?

A book that answers many Orthodox theological questions in a plain-worded manner is Orthodox Dogmatic Theology by Michael Pomazansky. While technically an introductory textbook (for students at Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, New York), it explains dogmas in a way that laymen can understand. Below are a handful of edifying passages.

Why God created the world

…the Orthodox Confession and the Longer Catechism express it thus: The world was created by God “so that other beings, glor...