New Age MovementReincarnation, auras, and energizing crystals -- surely these are the stuff of fairy tales, nothing more. People don’t really speak to ancient Egyptian holy men, or listen seriously to Shirley MacLaine, for that matter -- do they? Drawing from a range of occult, pagan, and pseudo-scientific traditions, the New Age Movement is broad, diffuse, hard to nail down -- and insidiously dangerous. Its belief in the "divinity of humanity," its emphasis on "self-actualization," and its looking forward to a coming utopian "new world" have tremendous appeal. But does it have the truth? |
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... Ager would hold to every characteristic below , most New Agers would hold to most of them . 1. Eclecticism a . New Agers draw from various sources of " truth . " b . They feel equally at home with the Christian Bible , ' Levi Dowling's ...
... Ager would hold to every characteristic below , most New Agers would hold to most of them . 1. Eclecticism a . New Agers draw from various sources of " truth . " b . They feel equally at home with the Christian Bible , ' Levi Dowling's ...
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... Agers ' efforts . ( 1 ) Though New Agers are diverse - having a wide variety of in- terests and commitment to different causes ( such as health , psychology , politics , science , and education ) -they unite to accomplish common goals ...
... Agers ' efforts . ( 1 ) Though New Agers are diverse - having a wide variety of in- terests and commitment to different causes ( such as health , psychology , politics , science , and education ) -they unite to accomplish common goals ...
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... Agers view the earth as a living organism.16 Because the earth is a living organism , it must be treated as such and cared for ecologically.17 c . New Age activists interested in ecology have joined together to form a powerful worldwide ...
... Agers view the earth as a living organism.16 Because the earth is a living organism , it must be treated as such and cared for ecologically.17 c . New Age activists interested in ecology have joined together to form a powerful worldwide ...
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... Agers value other people , worldly pleasures and amusements , culture , and the entire universe.25 b . This affirmation is in contrast to classic Hinduism , which is self- and world - denying . ( 1 ) While many New Age ideas about God ...
... Agers value other people , worldly pleasures and amusements , culture , and the entire universe.25 b . This affirmation is in contrast to classic Hinduism , which is self- and world - denying . ( 1 ) While many New Age ideas about God ...
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... Agers typically criticize Western medicine as being reduc- tionistic in its approach . ( 1 ) As Fritjof Capra puts it , " by concentrating on smaller and smaller fragments of the body , modern medicine often loses sight of the patient ...
... Agers typically criticize Western medicine as being reduc- tionistic in its approach . ( 1 ) As Fritjof Capra puts it , " by concentrating on smaller and smaller fragments of the body , modern medicine often loses sight of the patient ...
Contents
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II Theology | 33 |
III Witnessing Tips | 79 |
IV Selected Bibliography | 85 |
V Parallel Comparison Chart | 89 |
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