The Heart of Christianity

By Thomas D. Stanks

THE HEART OF CHRISTIANITY centers on love as the indisputable core of the Christian message. This book plunges deeply but not exclusively into John, the evangelist's writings. There John sees God as life, light, and primarily as love. The many faces of God's compassion reveals itself in the signs and glory that Jesus wrought in his encounters with the people of his times. Part of that revelation is what happens within the Christian, and an expressed purpose of John's writing is that people of all times can "see and hear" Jesus. The gift of Jesus continues in the Spirit/ Paraclete, as exemplified in Meister Eckhart's work and writing as a great Medieval contemplative. God's presence continues into our times, and key themes from John's Gospel are presented for the reader's meditation, along with current reflections and personal comments of others and author. The book closes with an expose of one of the most astounding statements of Christian spirituality: "the innermost and the highest part of the soul creates and receives God's Son and becoming-God's-Son in the bosom and heart of the Heavenly Father"--Eckhart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152387788X
• ISBN13: 9781523877881
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"