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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... Krishna by J Isamu Yamamoto Unitarian Universalism by Alan W. Gomes Buddhism , Taoism and Other Far Eastern Religions by J. Isamu Yamamoto Truth and Error by Alan W. Gomes GUIDE to CULTS & RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS NEW AGE MOVEMENT RON.
... Krishna by J Isamu Yamamoto Unitarian Universalism by Alan W. Gomes Buddhism , Taoism and Other Far Eastern Religions by J. Isamu Yamamoto Truth and Error by Alan W. Gomes GUIDE to CULTS & RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS NEW AGE MOVEMENT RON.
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... truth . " b . They feel equally at home with the Christian Bible , ' Levi Dowling's The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ , the readings of the " sleeping prophet " Edgar Cayce , and advice from Ramtha ( a 35,000 - year - old Lemurian ...
... truth . " b . They feel equally at home with the Christian Bible , ' Levi Dowling's The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ , the readings of the " sleeping prophet " Edgar Cayce , and advice from Ramtha ( a 35,000 - year - old Lemurian ...
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... truth of Christianity . But in this sense of the word , all belief systems an- 16 Fritjof Capra , The Turning Point ( New York : Simon and Schuster , 1982 ) , p 284 ; David Spangler , Emergence : The Rebirth of the Sacred ( New York ...
... truth of Christianity . But in this sense of the word , all belief systems an- 16 Fritjof Capra , The Turning Point ( New York : Simon and Schuster , 1982 ) , p 284 ; David Spangler , Emergence : The Rebirth of the Sacred ( New York ...
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... truth , no good and there is , in truth , no evil , there will be no peace . " 1947 2. Moral Implications of Humanity as God a . Because human beings are God , they create their own reality . That means people live in a world of their ...
... truth , no good and there is , in truth , no evil , there will be no peace . " 1947 2. Moral Implications of Humanity as God a . Because human beings are God , they create their own reality . That means people live in a world of their ...
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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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