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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... universe is viewed as composed of the same sub- stance ; all is organically one . As New Ager George Trevelyan puts it , " Life is a Divine Oneness . " 9 d . Humanity , God , and the world of nature are likened to waves in a single ...
... universe is viewed as composed of the same sub- stance ; all is organically one . As New Ager George Trevelyan puts it , " Life is a Divine Oneness . " 9 d . Humanity , God , and the world of nature are likened to waves in a single ...
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... 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 , humanity , salvation , and the world are rooted in Hinduism , New Age spirituality de ...
... 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 , humanity , salvation , and the world are rooted in Hinduism , New Age spirituality de ...
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... universe as a unified field of energy that produces all form and sub- stance . . . . This vital force , which supoorts and sustains life , has been given many names . The Chinese call it ' chi'i , ' the Hindus call it ' prana , ' the ...
... universe as a unified field of energy that produces all form and sub- stance . . . . This vital force , which supoorts and sustains life , has been given many names . The Chinese call it ' chi'i , ' the Hindus call it ' prana , ' the ...
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Contents
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| 7 | |
II Theology | 33 |
III Witnessing Tips | 79 |
IV Selected Bibliography | 85 |
V Parallel Comparison Chart | 89 |
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