Taboo Or To Do?
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Today, some Christians - as part of their own personal growth - and some churches - as part of their desire to reach the 'spiritual but not religious' - are adapting spiritual practices that have their roots in East Asian religions or in disciplines that emerge from New Age and New Spirituality. Other voices within the Church are wary of, and in some cases condemn, involvement with such practices. This book sifts through some of the most popular practices and asks whether or not they should really be considered off-limits for Christians, or incompatible with the way of Jesus.
Each chapter provides a brief history of the alternative practice in focus, followed by an assessment of its strengths and weaknesses within a Christian framework, and a case study of a church interacting with the practice. Taboo or To Do? includes a Foreword by John Drane.
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Starting the Conversation ...
- 1 YOGA - One step too far?
- 2 HALLOWE'EN - Trick, treat or harvest?
- 3 AROMATHERAPY - Sacred oils or spirits?
- 4 ENERGY HEALING (REIKI, ACUPUNCTURE) - Mystic power or God's Spirit?
- 5 MEDITATION (MINDFULNESS, TM) - Coping tool or religion?
- 6 TRANSFORMATION MIND SEMINARS - Are they my way or the 'highway'?
- 7 ANGELS AND SPIRIT GUIDES - Connect or disconnect?
- 8 ASTROLOGY, TAROT AND NUMEROLOGY - Forbidden paths or helpful bridges?
- 9 CHRISTIAN BLESSINGS FOR PETS -Honouring creation or frivolous fluff?
- 10 MARTIAL ARTS, T'AI CHI - Feet, fist and faith collide?
- Continuing the Conversation
- Notes
