The Way to the Kingdom (Unabridged) is a concise work of Christian metaphysics, inward discipline, and devotional instruction, centered on the scriptural promise that the Kingdom of God is found within. Written in a grave, intimate, and exhortatory style, it blends biblical language with the idiom of early twentieth-century New Thought, urging the reader beyond formal belief toward direct realization of divine presence, obedience, and spiritual self-surrender. Joseph Benner, the American mystic best known for The Impersonal Life, often wrote from a perspective that effaced personal authorship in favor of what he understood as the voice of the indwelling Christ or higher Self. His background in the devotional and metaphysical currents of his era helps explain this book's emphasis on inner listening, purification of desire, and the transformation of consciousness as the true path to spiritual authority. This unabridged edition is recommended for readers of contemplative Christianity, New Thought, and practical mysticism who seek not merely doctrine but a disciplined way of inward awakening. It will especially reward those willing to read slowly, meditatively, and with attention to its central demand: that the Kingdom is entered through surrender, realization, and lived spiritual alignment.
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