Christ within
The Christ within is a family of related theological terms emphasized in a number of Christian-oriented religious traditions.
The first use may be " closely united with Christ within you]" in Imitation of Christ, generally attributed to Thomas à Kempis.
It is especially associated with the Religious Society of Friends, where it is often equated with the Inner Light.
The American denomination Church of the Truth, emphasizing "empower all people to awaken the Christ within", was founded in 1913.
Alfred H. Ackley composed the hymn "He Lives" in 1933, including the lyric "He lives within my heart".
Paramahansa Yogananda created his Self-Realization Fellowship in 1920, and died in 1952; "... The Resurrection of the Christ Within You..." appears in the title of a work attributed to him and first published, posthumously, in 2004.
