Oprah, Modern-Day False Prophetess: Critiquing The New Earth Movement, Pt. 1
At present, I have a few ongoing series on Pisteuomen (e.g. Images of Antiquity , Studies in Mark and Thoughts On Adoption ) and today I am going to add one to the list. This series might be surprising to some but I think it is an important issue. The title of this series will be "Critiquing The New Earth Movement". If you are unaware, The New Earth Movement is a religious trend that is being set and established by Oprah Winfrey and her pal, Eckhart Tolle. Both are celebrities, not educated religious scholars but as you and I know, with enough fame and money, often comes the ability to can convince many gullible people. Their new movement seeks to "awaken" and "enlighten" people to the power within. They claim that at this point in human history, we are in a position like never before, because we know how to transcend our evolutionary roots. If nothing else, this alone seems quite arrogant to me. Anyway, because so many people are reading their books and ...