Chris: The essence of Christianity is a lived relationship with God,* a love affair with God. It’s more like marriage than anything else I can think of: a whole shared life. Those other three things we mentioned—shared ideas, shared values, and shared activities—they’re only aspects of that shared life. Sal: Let me get this straight. We talked about theology and doctrine last time, right? What you believe and why you believe it. Chris: Right. Sal: And now you’re telling me that this isn’t the heart