b'R E F L E C T I O NTHEPRIMACY OF LOVE WERE LISTENINGTO YOUNG PEOPLE.By Peter Feldmeier AND TO YOU.I am convinced of the primacy of love,Trinity, expresses this Ultimate Truth.We exist at the intersection of religious and human experience which is the centerpiece of Christianity.By Trinity, Christianity does not sayin the lives of young people. And were here to listen.Love is the means of union with Godthat God is three separate beings with and the principal expression of what itthe same nature or three expressions means to be a Christian. I believe thatof a single God. Rather, Christianityreligious only love has the power to transform ateaches that the very nature ofexperience human soul completely, because it grabs theDivinity is dynamic love (relationalityexperiencesoul from its very center. Every greatin singularity). The reason that I feel religion recognizes the power andconfident to give my life over to God,We combine quantitative and qualitative research to reflect importance of love, but Christianity with all the unnerving paradoxes thatand amplify the lived realities of young people as they has made it core: God is love this entails, and the reason that I donavigate shifting social, cultural, and religious landscapes. (1 John 4:8). Even the mostnot fear death is because I know myselfDelivering fresh data and actionable insights, we equip confounding Christian dogma, theto be utterly loved by God.those who care about young people to care better.Join the conversation.Springtideresearch.orgThis reflection is an excerpt from Encounters in Faith: Christianity in Interreligious Dialogue, by Peter Feldmeier (Winona, MN:Connect with us on social media. Follow @WeAreSpringtide on Anselm Academic, 2011), page 281. Copyright2011 byFacebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Anselm Academic. All rights reserved. www.anselmacademic.org20 AspireVolume 2//Fall 2020 Subscribe today! smp.org/aspire 21'