Unabridged Audiobook
After reading this book, I now understand the roots and fruits of the New Thought movement and how it has insidiously influenced the Christian church. The author emphasises the real, genuine Gospel of Jesus Christ. I already knew Melissa Dougherty from her apologetic videos on YouTube and appreciated hearing her journey to understand how this movement has affected Christians, churches and church leaders. The chapter on gender confusion was particularly brilliant.
This book blew my mind--in a good way. There is so much in the holistic wellness world that I couldn't describe as New Age, but I knew it was spiritual yet not Christian. It's all New Thought! I had never heard of New Thought before. In summary, New Thought is a spiritual movement that originated in the United States in the 19th century, emphasizing the idea that thoughts and beliefs can shape reality and influence health and well-being. It teaches that a divine intelligence is present in everyone, and that positive thinking can lead to healing and personal transformation. I loved how this book revealed what New Thought is and how it infiltrates various places (like the church!) I especially appreciated the section on definitions. Just like other cults, they take the Biblical words (God, Jesus, etc) and redefine them. So you can have a conversation with someone and think you are communicating, but really be talking about two completely different things. This was so helpful for me because I have had these conversations and knew we weren't on the same page, yet they were agreeing with so much of what I said. I follow the GoodReads rating system (3=good, 5=phenomenal + life-changing) not the Amazon one (only 5 is acceptable.)
The writing was good. The title was misleading. it was cunning to say the least and a waste of my time and dollars.
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