Now, Gudorf contends, present inroads on this tradition insist that: «1) bodily experience can reveal the divine, 2) affectivity is as essential as
rationality to true Christian love, 3) Christian love exists not to bind autonomous selves, but as the proper form of connection between beings who
become human persons in relation, and 4) the experience of bodily pleasure is important in creating the ability to trust and love others, including God.»