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The encyclopedic sourcebook of New Age religions / edited by James R. Lewis.

Contributor(s): Lewis, James R
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2004Description: 682 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1591020409 (alk. paper); 9781591020400 (alk. paper)Other title: New Age religionsSubject(s): New Age movement -- EncyclopediasDDC classification: 299/.93 LOC classification: BP605.N48 | E53 2004Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
pt. I. Historical influences. Esotericism and the New Age / Christoph Bochinger -- Theosophy and the theosophical societies : an overview / James A. Santucci -- Rudolf Steiner, esoteric Christianity, and the New Age Movement / Roger E. Olson -- Paradigms of new thought promote the New Age / Gail Harley -- New Age groups and religions. Edgar Cayce and reincarnation : past-life readings as religious symbology / J. Gordon Melton -- A colony of seekers : Findhorn in the 1990s / Steven Sutcliffe -- All that glitters : crazy wisdom and entrepreneurialism in the spiritual schools of E.J. Gold / Susan J. Palmer -- Kashi : a meeting of East and West in a "New Age" community / J. Gordon Melton -- "Our terrestrial journey is coming to an end" : the last voyage of the Solar Temple / Jean-François Mayer -- Marketing Lazaris : a rational choice theory of channeling / Elijah Siegler -- Damanhur : a magical community in Italy / Massimo Introvigne -- British Buddhism and the New Age / Denise Cush -- The success of A course in miracles in the world of material culture / Kelly T. Pollock -- The Aquarian Foundation / James A. Santucci -- The "I AM" activity / J. Gordon Melton -- Children of the Church Universal and Triumphant / Gary Shepherd and Lawrence Lilliston --
Christianity and the New Age. A Christian response to the New Age / John A. Saliba -- Christ consciousness and the cosmic Christ / Gillian Paschkes-Bell -- The Christaquarians? : a sociology of Christians in the New Age / Daren Kemp -- Spiritual commodification and sociological issues. Heading in the spiritual marketplace : consumers, courses, and credentialism / Marion Bowmen -- Appropriating the didgeridoo and the sweat lodge : New Age baddies and indigenous victims? / Christina Welch -- New Age commodification and appropriation of spirituality / Michael York -- New Age or how to commune? / Anna E. Kubiak -- The New Age : a sociological assessment / Michael Hill -- The web of New Age spiritualities / Dominic Corrywright -- Contradictions of the New Age / Olav Hammer -- Diversity in spiritualities : keeping New Age at bay / Adam Possamaï -- pt. II. Theosophy. Theosophical teachings as to nature and man (from The key to theosophy) / H.P. Blavatsky -- The "theosophical mahatmas" (form The key to theosophy) / H.P. Blavatsky -- On the mysteries of reincarnation (From The key to theosophy) / H.P. Blavatsky --
"Christianized" theosophy. The Bible and wisdom (lecture) / Rudolf Steiner -- Christ and the coming New Age (from The destiny of the nations) / Alice Bailey -- The great invocation / Alice Bailey -- Spiritualism/New thoughts. Declaration of principles / National Spiritualist Association of Churches -- The statement of being / Emma Curtis Hopkins -- Lesson one / Ernest Holmes -- The Asian influence. The force centers (from The Chakras) / Charles W. Leadbetter -- [Hinduism] / Swami Vivekananda -- Smokey the Bear Sutra / Gary Snyder -- Other forerunners. The life of Saint Issa / Nicholas Notovitch -- Author's introduction (from The Seth material) / Jane Roberts -- 1987. Open letter to 144,000 rainbow humans / Jose Arguelles -- New Age harmonies : a strange mix of spirituality and superstition is sweeping across the country / Otto Friedrich -- New Age concepts. The hundredth monkey revisited / Elaine Myers -- The meaning of Gaia / David Spangler -- Material from select contemporary groups. Some expressions of Christian belief / Adrian B. Smith -- How the journey begins / John Roger Hinkins -- Overview of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment / Greg Simmons -- Damanhur.
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Reference Reference John Bulow Campbell Library Reference BP605 .N48 E53 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 0182903318232

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I. Historical influences. Esotericism and the New Age / Christoph Bochinger -- Theosophy and the theosophical societies : an overview / James A. Santucci -- Rudolf Steiner, esoteric Christianity, and the New Age Movement / Roger E. Olson -- Paradigms of new thought promote the New Age / Gail Harley -- New Age groups and religions. Edgar Cayce and reincarnation : past-life readings as religious symbology / J. Gordon Melton -- A colony of seekers : Findhorn in the 1990s / Steven Sutcliffe -- All that glitters : crazy wisdom and entrepreneurialism in the spiritual schools of E.J. Gold / Susan J. Palmer -- Kashi : a meeting of East and West in a "New Age" community / J. Gordon Melton -- "Our terrestrial journey is coming to an end" : the last voyage of the Solar Temple / Jean-François Mayer -- Marketing Lazaris : a rational choice theory of channeling / Elijah Siegler -- Damanhur : a magical community in Italy / Massimo Introvigne -- British Buddhism and the New Age / Denise Cush -- The success of A course in miracles in the world of material culture / Kelly T. Pollock -- The Aquarian Foundation / James A. Santucci -- The "I AM" activity / J. Gordon Melton -- Children of the Church Universal and Triumphant / Gary Shepherd and Lawrence Lilliston --

Christianity and the New Age. A Christian response to the New Age / John A. Saliba -- Christ consciousness and the cosmic Christ / Gillian Paschkes-Bell -- The Christaquarians? : a sociology of Christians in the New Age / Daren Kemp -- Spiritual commodification and sociological issues. Heading in the spiritual marketplace : consumers, courses, and credentialism / Marion Bowmen -- Appropriating the didgeridoo and the sweat lodge : New Age baddies and indigenous victims? / Christina Welch -- New Age commodification and appropriation of spirituality / Michael York -- New Age or how to commune? / Anna E. Kubiak -- The New Age : a sociological assessment / Michael Hill -- The web of New Age spiritualities / Dominic Corrywright -- Contradictions of the New Age / Olav Hammer -- Diversity in spiritualities : keeping New Age at bay / Adam Possamaï -- pt. II. Theosophy. Theosophical teachings as to nature and man (from The key to theosophy) / H.P. Blavatsky -- The "theosophical mahatmas" (form The key to theosophy) / H.P. Blavatsky -- On the mysteries of reincarnation (From The key to theosophy) / H.P. Blavatsky --

"Christianized" theosophy. The Bible and wisdom (lecture) / Rudolf Steiner -- Christ and the coming New Age (from The destiny of the nations) / Alice Bailey -- The great invocation / Alice Bailey -- Spiritualism/New thoughts. Declaration of principles / National Spiritualist Association of Churches -- The statement of being / Emma Curtis Hopkins -- Lesson one / Ernest Holmes -- The Asian influence. The force centers (from The Chakras) / Charles W. Leadbetter -- [Hinduism] / Swami Vivekananda -- Smokey the Bear Sutra / Gary Snyder -- Other forerunners. The life of Saint Issa / Nicholas Notovitch -- Author's introduction (from The Seth material) / Jane Roberts -- 1987. Open letter to 144,000 rainbow humans / Jose Arguelles -- New Age harmonies : a strange mix of spirituality and superstition is sweeping across the country / Otto Friedrich -- New Age concepts. The hundredth monkey revisited / Elaine Myers -- The meaning of Gaia / David Spangler -- Material from select contemporary groups. Some expressions of Christian belief / Adrian B. Smith -- How the journey begins / John Roger Hinkins -- Overview of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment / Greg Simmons -- Damanhur.

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