Box Office Pantheism Critiques of Avatar's spirituality should be winsome—and prophetic

Mar. 8, 2010 - Avatar, the most profitable movie in history, will undeniably undermine Christian thought. According to Movieguide, the film "has an abhorrent New Age, pagan, anti-capitalist worldview that promotes goddess worship and the destruction of the human race."

What all this amounts to, grumbled New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, is Cameron's "long apologia for pantheism," which has been "Hollywood's religion of choice for a generation now."

However, the Christian debate is not only about the content of the movie, but about how Christians should engage the culture when something as powerful as this story affects millions of impressionable minds. One school of thought is to ignore and abstain from seeing the movie. The second approach is to view movies with a purpose of honest discovery and analysis of their contents from a Christian point of view. The article suggests that both groups can learn something from the other.

With the engager's vision and the separatists' instinct, the church and its moviegoers can navigate Hollywood's muddled spiritualities with rigor and grace.

Source: Christianity Today

Christian apologists: Be careful with Oprah's spiritual teachings

Jan. 26, 2010 - Renowned apologist Josh McDowell and up-and-coming apologist Dave Sterrett addressed a crowd of more than 1,500 people at McLean Bible Church outside Washington DC last friday.They have written a book called, "Oh God: A Dialogue on Truth on Oprah's Spirituality", that warns Christians not to accept her panthiestic spiritual teachings.

The book contains many exact quotes from Oprah and the authors she promotes on their views of spirituality. She teaches that there are multiple paths to reach God.

She also emphasises that people should carry out their inner longings instead of restraining themselves if the act is said to be a sin by the Bible.

Source: Michelle A Vu - Christianity Today

Questions And Links For New Age Spirituality

New Age Spirituality Links

4Truth.net: A Reasoned Defense of Christianity

Southern Baptist – North American Mission Board

Apologetics.com

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Athiest Central*

Ray Comfort's blog

The Bereans Apologetics Research Ministry*

Bible Answer Man - See Christian Research Institute below

Center for Christ and Culture

The teaching ministry of S. Michael Craven, a Christian cultural apologist.

Christian Colligation of Apologetics Debate, Research and Evangelism (CADRE)

Topical answers and lists of resources

The Center For Christian Apologetics

ChristianAnswers.Net

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Christian Research Institute (CRI)

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European Leadership Forum

Bridging the needs of evangelical leaders and some of the world's best resources.

Evangelical Philosophical Society

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Faith Defenders

"Earnestly Contend For The Faith" - Online articles, books, and digital lecture downloads from Robert Morey and the staff.

GotQuestions?org

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Lifeway Article Repository on Apologetics

Walter Martin's Religious InfoNet

Josh McDowell Ministry

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Origins

Koinonia House

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Reasonable Faith - With William Lane Craig

...providing an articulate, intelligent voice in defense of biblical Christianity in the public square

Reasons To Believe

Biblical creation teaching from the perspective that astronomy and other scientific disciplines prove that the earth and Universe are billions of years old. Dr. Hugh Ross is President and Director of Research.

Stand To Reason

This is the website for "Stand To Reason" radio show and host Greg Koukl. Koukl and other faculty members offer lectures and seminars geared towards helping Christians gain practical tools they need to make a difference in their world.

Lee Strobel - Investigating Faith

Find answers to your faith questions

Summit Ministries

An educational Christian ministry helping students and Christian leaders defend their biblical worldview.

The Truth Project

From Focus on the Family - Dr. Del Tackett

Watchman Fellowship

- Extensive website about new religious movements, cults, the occult and the New Age. James K. Walker is president of the organization.

Ravi Zacharias International Ministries

A global ministry that seeks to communicate the Gospel of Jesus Christ to cultural influencers throughout the world.

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Definitions of New Age

Web Definitions of New Age

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Multimedia

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Wikis

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Wikipedia article on New Age - General interest - May have non-Biblical point of view.