"At this moment a peculiar, inconceivable, but wonderful thing happened. Suddenly--I assure you, completely unexpected and unwished for--I felt precisely that Someone stood beside me, Someone who radiated comfort and strength. And I heard, but without sound...as clearly and distinctly as if someone had literally spoken to me, 'Do not despair, you are not alone, I am alive.'"

Curious about what they might discover, two theologians advertised in a national Swedish newspaper for people to write in with their personal experiences of meeting Christ spiritually. They received more than one...