The New Age Worldview

Siwoo Serious Lee 21300879Thomas 21520002

Dahyun Joo 21300741Hyeonjin Kim 21200200

I. INTRODUCTION

II. STRONG POINTS

III. WEAK POINTS

IV. CHRISTIAN ALTERNATIVES

V. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

Siwoo Serious Lee

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i. A loose organization of people that is hard to define

ii. Belief that the world has entered the Aquarian Age

iii. View of themselves as advanced in consciousness

iv. Rejection of Judeo-Christian values and the Bible in favor of Oriental Philosophies and religion

Summary of New Age

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The contents of New Age1. You will become like God. Pantheism.

2. You will not die. Samsara

3. You will know good and evil. Relative Moralism(Situational Ethics)

4. Your eyes will be opened. Esotericism.

5. All is one

6. We are all one

7. All is god

8. We are god4

• Age of Aquarius- Astrologers believe that evolution goes through cycles corresponding to the signs of the zodiac, each lasting from 2,000 to 2400 years. New Age advocates say we are now moving from the cycle associated with Pisces into the one associated with Aquarius. The Aquarian Age will supposedly be characterized by a heightened degree of spiritual or cosmic consciousness.

The Aquarian Age

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Spiritualism

Mentalism

Divination

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Practices

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"We are at any given moment living the totality of everything . . . The vibrational oscillation of nature is quickening . . . Just remember that you are God, and act accordingly." MacLaine

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Other names

• New Consciousness, New orientalism, Cosmic Humanism, New World Order, New Esotericism, New Globalism

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II. Strong Points

Dahyun Joo

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1. Emphasis on spirituality

WESTERNIZED

Astrology

Self-HelpOccult practices

Holistic medicines

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2. Discovery of your divinity

Disharmony

Harmony

God-consciousness

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3. Monism- All is ONE

1) Global government

2) Remove barriers and limits

3) Toward a one-world government is perceived as a positive sign

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4. Rejection of rigid morals

https://thecatholicdormitory.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/7-fatal-flaws-for-relativism/

1) Think our way to health & happiness

2) Good and evil do not exist

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III. Weak Points

HyeonJin, Kim

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1. People cannot be perfect like New Agers claim

1) All is God, Monism 2) There’s no difference between God, human beings,

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2. New Agers tend to disregard science

They ignore science because they consider experience and feeling are more important.

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3. The New Age movement is overly individualistic

1) They want to achieve greater consciousness and awareness on their own.

2) Individualistic worldview

3) Depend only on the self

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4. New Agers believe morality and truth are relative

1) Reject the fixed or static view of morality as “out of date”

2) We are a law unto ourselves.

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IV. Christian AlternativesIs there a better option?

Thomas LePoidevin

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Weakness 1: People cannot be perfect like New Agers claim, but...

1. By God’s power, we can become more and more like Christ

1) “And we, who... contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory.”

- 2 Cor. 3:18 (emphasis added)

2) “For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.”

- Romans 8:9,13 (emphasis added)

Christian Alternatives

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2. Christianity appreciates science and is supported by it

1) Since God made the world, it is well-organized

2) Many of the greatest scientists were Christians

3) Science points to a Creator, not random chance

Christian AlternativesWeakness 2: New Agers tend to disregard science, but...

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Examples of Science supporting Creation over Evolution:

1) The Fossil Record – a huge lack of transitional fossils

2) Irreducible complexity – even “basic” life is too complex

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilobite

Christian Alternatives

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3. Christianity focuses on the individual and the community

“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

- Matthew 22:37-39 (emphasis added)

Community

Christian Alternatives

Individual

Weakness 3: The New Age movement is overly individualistic, but...

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4. In Christianity, God determines absolute truth and morality

“And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light” (Genesis 1:3)

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Christian AlternativesWeakness 4: New Agers believe morality and truth are relative, but...

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“And the Lord God commanded the man, ‘…you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil’” (Genesis 2:16-17)

The Ten Commandments

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Christian Alternatives

4. In Christianity, God determines absolute truth and morality

Weakness 4: New Agers believe morality and truth are relative, but...

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4. In Christianity, God determines absolute truth and morality

Weakness 4: New Agers believe morality and truth are relative, but...

Christian Alternatives

Why is this important?

i. We don’t have to wonder about the reality of the physical world and ourselves; all was made by God

ii. Society can set clear standards for right and wrong, based on God’s revelation to us

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The End

This concludes the formal portion of our presentation.

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1. Which do you think is a more reliable method for determining what is real: logic (science) or experience (feeling)? Why?

2. If there were a country of only New-Agers, do you think life in that community would be good (peaceful, successful, etc.)? Why or why not?

V. Discussion Questions

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• “왜 뉴에이지에 사람들이 매혹되는가?” 슐링크, 챈들러 외. 예영커뮤니케이션

• “The New Age Cult” Walter Martin. Bethany House Publishers

• “Confronting the New Age” Douglas Groothuis. InterVarsity Press.

References

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