What man calls Absolute Being, his God, is his own being. The power of the object over him is therefore the power of his own being. Thus, the power of the object of feeling is the power of feeling itself; the power of the object of reason is the power of reason itself; and the power of the object of will is the power of will itself.

Introduction, Z. Hanfi, trans., in The Fiery Brook (1972), p. 102 - The Essence of Christianity (1841)