Yielding To Christianity

Thomas Merton: “The mystical knowledge of the Christian is not only an obscure knowledge of the invisible God. It is also an experience of God—a personal, loving encounter with the one who has revealed himself to us and saved us, in order to make us sharers in the dialogue of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit. For it is surely in the Trinity of Persons that God appears to us most clearly… Continue reading →

“Take Christianity, for example. It came in as life, sheer daring, that risked everything for the faith. The change began when Christianity came to be regarded as a doctrine. This is the theory; it was about that which was lived. But there still existed some vitality, and therefore at times life-and-death disputes were carried on over “doctrine” and doctrinal formulations. Nevertheless, doctrine became more and more the distinctive mark of being a Christian. Everything then… Continue reading →