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They Call It “Bibliolatry” (Bible Worship) – But Could it Be a Contemplative Smoke Screen?

In an article titled “How Evangelicals Became Over-Committed to the Bible and What Can Be Done About It,” Biola University professor J.P. Moreland says that  evangelical Christians are too committed to the Bible. He states: “In the actual practices of the Evangelical…

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Biola University – Going . . . Going . . . Gone As President Takes Sabbatical At Catholic Contemplative Monastery

For many years, Lighthouse Trails has written about the slide that Biola University in Southern California has taken into contemplative spirituality. Our first indication that the school was heading that way was in February of 2006 when we learned that…

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Letter to the Editor: Rick Warren, the Road to Rome, and More Trouble at Biola University

To Lighthouse Trails: I just got the latest Biola Magazine in the mail today. Did you hear about Rick Warren and his wife being given honorary doctorates at the same time at Biola’s last graduation ceremony? I would love to…

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Lighthouse Trails 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW – Part 4 – Top 7 Stories on Christian Colleges in 2013

Lighthouse Trails has been tracking the Christian college and seminary scene for over a decade. We have developed a growing list of Christian schools that are promoting Spiritual Formation (which is the avenue through which contemplative and emerging spirituality enters)….

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New Spiritual Disciplines From Ancient Roman Catholic Sources

by  Roger Oakland   Promoters of the emergent conversation say we are on the verge of an era that promises renewed spiritual awareness. “Spiritual disciplines” are being touted as the avenue to a “spiritual reformation” that will take Christianity to a…

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Biola Conference Welcomes Ruth Haley Barton as it Continues Heartily Down Contemplative Path

On October 16th, Biola University will host its Torrey Conference 2013, and contemplative teacher Ruth Haley Barton will be a featured speaker at the event. This does not come as a great surprise to the editors at Lighthouse Trails because…

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