Steve McSwain’s book, The Enoch Factor, is about knowing and walking with God, not in the sense of gaining theological knowledge about God, but rather about knowing him in terms of true “intimacy and inspiration.” This isn’t the “personal relationship” of evangelicalism, it’s the spiritual experience of progressive Christian spirituality. It’s about discovering a connection with the Divine that, though couched in Christian terms and understandings, is not confined by orthodoxy. McSwain says of Christianity: “The Christ-way is an enlightened spiritual pathway to God…The path has guided me to an extraordinary place of self-discovery and God-realization.”
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