" The God of Christianity does not erase our individual identity but actually affirms it, calling us to become ever more fully the unique individuals we were created to be. Contrary to Eastern mysticism, the goal is not to suppress our desires, but to direct our desires to what truly satisfies—to a passionate love relationship with the ultimate Person. "

― Nancy R. Pearcey , Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, and Meaning