“This is a stunning book. You won't read the gospels the same way ever again. You won't think about your life the same way again. Anthropology, psychology, the heroes journey, the Bible: fear, struggle, hope, bravery, anticipation, euphoria, return – it's all here in this masterful work, by one of my favorite teachers-guides-gurus-leader-village elder – Alexander John Shaia.”

“This book enriches prayer. Every word is delicious.”

“[Heart and Mind is] one of the most important books I have read in a long while. One which will give renewed hope to many people suffering under the apparent 'irrelevance' of institutional Christianity. It is timely and essential reading for all those seeking to rediscover the 'Heart and Mind' of Jesus the Christ – 'beauty ever ancient, ever new.'”

“In Heart and Mind Dr. Shaia gives us back our central sacred text – the four gospels – not as conflicted and faulty historical records, but as a vibrant, luminous path of transformation. He reveals The Four-Gospel Journey as a living guide, re-centering human life on wisdom, compassion, and service, rooted in a mystical relationship with Christ. And the potential for this living guide is already becoming manifest, as individuals, groups and entire communities are using it all over the world... and the word is spreading.”