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\u00a0A Lighthouse Trails reader sent us an e-mail today alerting us to an event taking place on March 2nd at Azusa Pacific University. The reader stated:<\/strong> “Use this information on your blog, newsletter or wherever. I believe it would be very interesting to parents and students considering APU as a choice for their college.”<\/div>\n
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OUR REPORT:<\/strong><\/div>\n
Azusa, CA: <\/strong>On March 2nd, Azusa Pacific University, located in California, will hold its annual Common Day of Learning<\/a>, a “campus-wide conference dedicated to the commemoration and celebration of academic discovery.” The University website says of the conference:<\/div>\n

The theme for this year\u2014\u201cSeeking Wisdom from Above\u201d (James 3:17)\u2014is based on the beautiful summary of godly wisdom: \u201cWisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.\u201d1<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The University website also states: “As an evangelical Christian university, APU affirms the supremacy of Christ in all areas of life.” Although the school claims to be “evangelical”\u00a0and “affirms the supremacy of Christ,” the university has invited Protestant-turned-Catholic\u00a0 Jay Budziszewski to be the key note speaker at this year’s conference. Evangelicalism and Catholicism have traditionally been at opposite poles in the past with regard to certain doctrines such as justification by faith alone,\u00a0the role of Mary (Catholicism adheres to Mary being a co-redemptor with Christ)\u00a0and the Catholic belief that the\u00a0elements during communion (the Eucharist)\u00a0are the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ (see Another Jesus<\/a><\/em>).\u00a0\u00a0Largely due to the influence over the past decade of the emerging church, the contemplative prayer (i.e., spiritual formation) movement, and the Purpose Driven movement, there has been a blurring of these essential doctrinal lines within the evangelical and Protestant church.<\/p>\n

In April of 2009, Lighthouse Trails wrote\u00a0an article titled: “Concerned Family Asks Legitimate Questions of Church Leaders.”\u00a0<\/a>The article was about a family whose teen age son, a student at Calvary Chapel’s Costa Mesa High School, was handed a copy of a book by Jay Budziszewski as a reading assignment for one of his classes. Our article explained:<\/p>\n

Susan [the mother of the teen]\u00a0learned that her son\u2019s class was asked to read a book titled How to Stay Christian in College <\/em>by J. Budziszewski. The students were to do a book report on the book, and then the class would study it in the following weeks.<\/p>\n

Susan made a quick call to Lighthouse Trails and asked what we knew about this author. We had not heard of him, but quickly learned that J. Budziszewski (pronounced Boo-jee-shef-ski) was an author and professor who had converted in 2004 from Protestantism to Catholicism. We also learned he was a proponent of contemplative practices. He is a featured professor on contemplative-promoting Focus on the Family\u2019s TrueU.org online university, telling students to practice lectio divina<\/strong><\/a> as a form of meditation.2<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It seemed quite ironic that someone who had left the Christian faith to follow contemplative Catholicism wrote a book to instruct high school students how to remain Christian while in college, when he had converted away from evangelical Christianity. And knowing that a Calvary Chapel high school was using this book was troubling. Interestingly, the first person Budziszewski quotes in How to Stay Christian in College<\/em>is Lutheran-turned-Catholic priest, the late Richard John Neuhaus, who many would consider a friend in the emergent\/Catholic conversation<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We believe that parents sending their children to Azusa Pacific University need to be aware of the Common Day of Learning this year. Many Christian parents have sent their children to Christian colleges and universities (and Christian high schools) with the hope that these schools will help further develop the spiritual lives of their children. But the sad fact is many Christian schools today are\u00a0influencing students with\u00a0a mystical, contemplative spirituality that if\u00a0 embraced will take\u00a0students more toward a Hinduistic view of God than a biblical view of God. Just read the documentation in A Time of Departing <\/em>or Faith Undone<\/em>\u00a0to\u00a0understand this.<\/p>\n

After we posted the 2009 article about Calvary Chapel using \u00a0Budziszewski’s book in class, Dr. Budziszewski wrote a letter to Lighthouse Trails. He gave us permission at that time to post it. In order to explain the spirituality we are concerned about and in view of Budziszewski’s upcoming speaking engagement at Azusa Pacific University, we are reposting his letter to us and our comments below that.<\/p>\n

From January 2010:<\/strong><\/p>\n

On January 7th, Lighthouse Trails received the following e-mail from a professor, J. Budziszewski (Boo-je-shef-skee), \u00a0who was discussed in one of our 2009 articles. \u00a0Professor Budziszewski has given us permission to post his email. Below his email is our response to him. . . .<\/p>\n

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While\u00a0it may be possible that\u00a0Professor Budziszewski is not aware of the nature of contemplative spirituality, he nevertheless is <\/em>promoting it. And it is important to understand that lectio divina<\/a> is an entry point into stronger forms of contemplative mystical prayer, and warning about it is completely in line with biblical injunctions about dangerous practices. Lectio divina is<\/em>a practice, which involves mantric-like repetition and focus of words and phrases (usually from the Bible) and is directly related to the contemplative spirituality of which Lighthouse Trails is opposed to. As one definition<\/a>\u00a0describes the practice of lectio divina, \u201clectio divina begin[s] with deep, cleansing breaths and reciting a chosen phrase or word over and over to help free the mind.\u201d In Tony Jones\u2019 book, Divine Intervention: Encountering God Through Lectio Divina<\/em>, Jones instructs: \u201c[R]epeat the word or phrase over and over in your mind, almost like a mantra (p. 72).<\/p>\n

Letter from Professor Budziszewski to Lighthouse Trails – His comments in bold black:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your article contains several erroneous statements about my beliefs and teachings, which are already being quoted on other websites.\u00a0 In a spirit of truth, I ask you to correct them before they go viral.\u00a0 Here is the inaccurate paragraph:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cRecently we reported on Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa\u2019s high school in which a teacher there asked his class to read, review, and study How to Stay Christian in College<\/em>written by Protestant-turned-Catholic J. Budziszewski . The book has references in the back of some editions to mystic emergent Tony Jones, and Budziszewski himself is a proponent of contemplative prayer practices. Our article \u201cConcerned Family Asks Legitimate Questions of Christian Leaders\u201d illustrates what many families are going through in trying to protect their children and teens from spiritual deception. Christian parents must realize that the souls of their youth are at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0 \u201cThe book has references in the back of some editions to mystic emergent Tony Jones.\u201d\u00a0 I have never read the works of Mr. Jones, have no idea what they are about, and have certainly never referred to them.\u00a0 Authors have no control over advertisements placed in the backs of their books by the publishers<\/strong>. [Our note:<\/span><\/strong> In our original article, we stated the following:\u00a0 Lighthouse Trails quickly obtained a copy of How to Stay Christian in College<\/em>, and much to our dismay saw full page advertisements at the back of the book for books by <\/span><\/span>Tony Jones<\/span><\/strong><\/a>and <\/span>Eugene Peterson<\/span><\/strong><\/a>. We could understand why Budziszewski\u2019s publisher would place ads for Jones, a major advocate for mystical practices, in the back of Budziszewski\u2019s book. But we could not understand how Calvary Chapel could bring this into their school<\/span>.]<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0 \u201cBudziszewski himself is a proponent of contemplative prayer practices.\u201d\u00a0 By \u201ccontemplation,\u201d the author<\/strong> [Lighthouse Trails] means New Age mental practices, which I have consistently opposed. \u00a0I have never encouraged Christians to work themselves up into altered states of consciousness.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please notice that the author<\/strong>[Lighthouse Trails] \u00a0has not discovered anything offensive to the Gospel in the actual contents of the book.<\/strong>\u00a0 [Our note<\/span>: <\/strong>In actuality,\u00a0\u00a0as noted in our original article,\u00a0the first person Budziszewski favorably quotes in How to Stay Christian in College<\/em> <\/a>is Lutheran-turned-Catholic priest, the late Richard John Neuhaus, who many would consider a friend in the emerging church\/Catholic “conversation<\/em>.”]<\/p>\n

Thank you,<\/p>\n

J. Budziszewski
\nProfessor Depts. of Government and Philosophy
\nUniversity of Texas at Austin<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our response to Professor Budziszewski:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Jay,<\/p>\n

Thank you for your email sharing your concerns about our article.<\/p>\n

In answer to your concerns, when we mentioned Tony Jones\u2019s book being offered at the back of the book, this was not to associate you with his book but rather to question why a Christian high school would give their students a book that was advertising someone teaching a spirituality that completely negates the Gospel. We put the blame of this point to the high school, not you. I do think we made that clear in the article.<\/p>\n

Secondly, we said that you are a proponent of contemplative prayer practices. We documented this in our original article with your Ask the Professor column (Focus on the Family) where you encourage the use of lectio divina<\/a>, which is a contemplative practice. By contemplative, we are referring to the spirituality that Thomas Merton, Thomas of Aquinas, Teresa of Avila, etc. would resonate with. And we actually believe that in its very essence it is the same as that of New Age or eastern-style meditation. Practicing contemplative prayer frequently leads to a panentheistic view of God, as it did with Merton, Nouwen, and many others. It is the reason that Henri Nouwen (who had been a proponent of this type of mysticism), at the end of his life, came to the conclusion that he wanted to help people find their own path to God, be it Jesus or any other (see http:\/\/www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com\/blog\/?p=1355<\/a> for citations).<\/p>\n

It is for this reason that we do not think Christian schools should use any book whose author encourages contemplative spirituality, which you do. I do not mean to be disrespectful, but perhaps you do not understand the serious implications of the present spiritual formation movement that completely adheres to the spirituality of Thomas Merton, who stated the following:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a glorious destiny to be a member of the human race, \u2026 now I realize what we all are \u2026 If only they [people] could all see themselves as they really are. I suppose the big problem would be that we would bow down and worship each other\u2026. At the center of our being is a point of nothingness which is untouched by sin and by illusion, a point of pure truth\u2026.This little point \u2026 is the pure glory of God in us. It is in everybody.\u201d (Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander<\/em>, pp. 157-158)<\/p>\n

Merton also told Matthew Fox <\/a>that he felt sorry for the hippies in the 60s who were dropping LSD because they could practice contemplative and get the same effect (altered states). Merton knew<\/em> it was the same thing.<\/p>\n

We are convinced that contemplative spirituality is indeed very dangerous to the Gospel and is of the same nature as New Age or eastern-style mysticism. For example, one of the leading teachers and proponents of contemplative prayer in the world, Catholic priest \u00a0Thomas Keating of Contemplative Outreach, says that many people doing contemplative prayer experience kundalini awakening.* Check out that word on the Internet for its meaning. And Richard Kirby, an Anglican mystic, said: \u201cThe meditation of advanced occultists is identical with the prayer of advanced mystics; it is no accident that both traditions use the same word for the highest reaches of their respective activities: contemplation\u201d (samadhi in yoga).**<\/p>\n

One of the leading teachers of contemplative prayer in Germany, Willigis Jaeger, said that the contemplative tradition is an esoteric practice on par with Zen, Yoga, and Sufism (Islamic mysticism). (from his book Search for the Meaning of Life<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n

These are proponents and teachers of the practice that are saying contemplative is New Age. In essence, they would agree with us, only from the opposite perspective.<\/p>\n

Jay, we mean you no harm. This is not in any way meant to be an attack on you as a person. But we believe this mystical paradigm that has come into so much of evangelical Christianity does not line up with Scripture or the Gospel, and as believers we are compelled to defend this Gospel.<\/p>\n

In closing, I would like to add two things. First, if you would like us to post your letter to us so readers can see your side of it, we will do this. Secondly, we would like to send you a complimentary copy of A Time of Departing<\/a><\/em>, which addresses this issue, if you will allow us.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Lighthouse Trails editors<\/p>\n

\u00a0*<\/strong>Keating said this in the foreword of Philip St. Romain\u2019s book, Kundalini Energy and Christian Spirituality<\/em>.<\/p>\n

**<\/strong> Richard Kirby, The Mission of Mysticism<\/em>, p. 7.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A final commentary by LT:<\/strong>In closing, we would like to state that \u201cChristian\u201d contemplation (i.e., contemplative prayer) is in nature the same as New Age or eastern-style meditation as Keating, Romain, etc. state. Therefore, it is obvious that \u201cChristian\u2019 contemplative is NOT Christian. An article we featured a number of years ago, written by a Hindu professor reiterates this, and it would be worthwhile to read it: \u201cThere is No Christian Yoga\u201d<\/a>by Yogi Bama Prem.<\/p>\n

And lastly, we want to bring your attention to an article that just came out in Christianity Today<\/em>. The article, titled \u201cJourney to the Center,\u201d\u00a0<\/a> illustrates how dangerous\u00a0the new\u00a0mystical spirituality <\/em>really is. It features a woman, Joanna Quintrell, a formerly-traditional Christian who decided to seek out those in the New Age after \u201chearing\u201d a message from God with the words: Journey Center: Christ-centered spirituality, healing, and wholeness.<\/em>\u00a0 She began attending a New Age fair and did meet a New Age woman, with whom she\u00a0formed a\u00a0friendship. As the\u00a0Christian woman continued attending the New Age fair, her\u00a0views began to change as she \u201cfound out that Jesus was already there.\u201d Soon after,\u00a0Quintrell began a program at her church teaching contemplative prayer and spiritual formation. Eventually, she\u00a0became convinced that \u201cChrist\u201d was a bridge between the various spiritualities. Today, Quintrell is no longer working with\u00a0that church but helped to start a center called Journey Center<\/a>\u00a0in Santa Rosa California, which is an interfaith contemplative center that offers opportunity for many meditative practices including yoga, therapeutic touch,\u00a0and a labyrinth.\u00a0Specifically, one of those practices \u00a0is lectio divina, again making our point that lectio divina is part of this mystical realm.<\/p>\n

It is sad to note that the Christianity Today<\/em>article, written by staff writer Tim Stafford, shows no negative reaction to what happened to this woman but writes in a nuetral or even affirming manner. Another example of how the new spirituality has infiltrated the evangelical church.<\/p>\n

Note about Budziszewski and lectio divina:<\/strong>\u00a0Professor Budziszewski\u00a0also promotes\u00a0lectio divina\u00a0in his book, Ask Me Anything<\/em> (Book 2) where he tells readers that in prayer, some forms of prayer are \u201ctoo limited,\u201d and that we should draw from the \u201criches of Christian traditions of prayer and meditation\u201d (p. 99). He then suggests to readers that they try Stations of the Cross <\/a>or the \u201cspiritual exercise called lectio divina.\u201d<\/p>\n

To date, Professor Budziszewski has not acknowledged whether we can send him a complimentary copy of A Time of Departing<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Note about Azusa:<\/strong>As of\u00a0today’s date, the term “spiritual formation” shows up over 600 times on Azusa’s search engine, the school promotes the use of the labyrinth,\u00a0 recommends books by contemplatives such as David Benner, Richard Foster, Adele Alhberg Calhoun, and Henri Nouwen, and has an Interim Director <\/a>in the Doctor of Ministry Program who served alongside Brian McLaren at McLaren’s former church.<\/p>\n

Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read Castles in the Sand<\/a>, <\/em>a novel that addresses the dangers of lectio divina and contemplative spirituality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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