{"id":27822,"date":"2018-02-10T12:47:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T16:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=27822"},"modified":"2026-09-25T20:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T03:47:36","slug":"moody-publishers-1995-drops-light-dark-warren-b-smith-says-new-age-not-issue-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/moody-publishers-1995-drops-light-dark-warren-b-smith-says-new-age-not-issue-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Moody Publishers in 1995 Drops &#8220;The Light That Was Dark&#8221; by Warren B. Smith &#8211; Says New Age Not An Issue Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1992, Moody Publishers published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrails.com\/39-warren-b-smith\">Warren B. Smith&#8217;s<\/a> autobiography, <em>The Light That Was Dark.<\/em> The book chronicled Warren&#8217;s years in the New Age movement and then he and his wife (Joy) becoming believers in Jesus Christ. While <em>The Light That Was Dark<\/em> was selling well amidst Warren being interviewed on over 250 radio and television shows (interestingly only one by Moody), three years after the book was released, Moody pulled the book off the market telling Warren that the New Age was not an issue any longer.* That was 27 years ago. Fast forward to today &#8211; and where is Moody Publishers and the church at large in relation to the New Age movement that Moody said was no longer an issue that needed to be addressed in the church?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadly, Moody has maintained their stance on<em> not<\/em> warning about the New Age movement and in fact has helped to allow New Age spirituality into the church via authors who promote<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=16176\"> Spiritual Formation<\/a> (i.e., contemplative spirituality), which is a disguised version of New Age beliefs. While you will find books by contemplative authors such as<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=18085\"> Priscilla Shirer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=2105\">J.P. Moreland,<\/a> and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=11846\">Anita Lustrea<\/a> being published by Moody, you will find rarely (if any) a book by Moody since Warren&#8217;s book was pulled that is warning about the New Age and its infiltration into the church. Thanks to Moody and most of the other medium-to-large-sized Christian publishers, scores of books promoting<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=18192\"> contemplative spirituality<\/a> have flooded the Christian market. And that has brought the New Age into the church. Yet, Moody and other publishers insist that the New Age is not an issue any longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you don&#8217;t believe this has happened, visit your local Christian bookstore where you will find too-many-to-count authors and books promoting the Spiritual Formation movement. See the list below for some of the names that <em>grace<\/em> the shelves of Christian bookstores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Warren Smith became a born-again Christian, he realized the movement in which he had been involved\u2014the New Age movement\u2014was insidious, dangerous, and highly deceptive and was initiated and led by demonic entities (something the Bible warns about). Through his study of the Scriptures, Warren knew this movement was going to be the vehicle in which the world would be deceived into accepting and embracing an antichrist who would proclaim himself to be God. It is this message of warning that Warren brought through <em>The Light That Was Dark<\/em> and his subsequent writings. And it is this message of warning that Moody Publishers said was no longer relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the term &#8220;New Age&#8221; is not directly promoted in the church, the <em>beliefs<\/em> of the New Age certainly are. The question is, why are Christian publishers, leaders, pastors, and professors saying there is no issue here?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Some of the Contemplative Authors You Will Find in Christian Bookstores (taken from Chris Lawson&#8217;s booklet<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=14035\"><em> A Directory of Authors: Three NOT Recommended Lists<\/em><\/a>):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allender, Dan (on Moody Radio)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artress, Lauren<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assagioli, Roberto<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Babbs, Liz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barton, Ruth Haley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bass, Diana Butler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Batterson, Mark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bell, Rob<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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