Lighthouse Trails Research Project - Exposing Contemplative Spirituality

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Contemplative Spirituality: A belief system that uses ancient mystical practices to induce altered states of consciousness (the silence) and is rooted in mysticism and the occult but often wrapped in Christian terminology. The premise of contemplative spirituality is pantheistic (God is all) and panentheistic (God is in all).

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Through Which Avenues is this New Mystical Spirituality Entering the Church?

Purpose Driven Life - one of the major avenues through which contemplative spirituality is entering the church.
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The Emerging Church — emerging, but not with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Christian Seminaries & Colleges—leading our future pastors and Christian leaders into contemplative spirituality
Christian Publishers —succumbing to the temptation to publish books promoting contemplative and emerging spirituality
The Spiritual Formation Movement —another way of saying contemplative spirituality
Mystical Rituals —labyrinths, contemplative prayer, lectio divina, breath prayer, yoga, Taize and other rituals
Contemplative Authors	Christian Mystics of the Past	Global Peace Plan	Christian Organizations
The New Missiology	Mantra Meditation	Misguided Shepherds	New Age
Christian Conferences	Christian Bookstores	Be Still DVD	Contemplative Terms
Books/Films	The Secret	Signs & Wonders	The Shack

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Contemplative Spirituality: A belief system that uses ancient mystical practices to induce altered states of consciousness (the silence) and is rooted in mysticism and the occult but often wrapped in Christian terminology. The premise of contemplative spirituality is pantheistic (God is all) and panentheistic (God is in all). Common terms used for this movement are "spiritual formation," "the silence," "the stillness," "ancient-wisdom," "spiritual disciplines," and many others.

Spiritual Formation: A movement that has provided a platform and a channel through which contemplative prayer is entering the church. Find spiritual formation being used, and in nearly every case you will find contemplative spirituality. In fact, contemplative spirituality is the heartbeat of the spiritual formation movement.

"Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name [Jesus Christ] under heaven
given among men by which we must be saved." Acts 4: 12

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