| An Overview
The Leaders
What The Pioneers of The Emerging Church Think, Say And Who They Endorse.
Also See Sections Contemplative Spirituality And Centering Prayer There is an increasing number of professing evangelicals involved who, under normal circumstances, would have nothing to do with the Church of Rome, but who, wittingly, or unwittingly are caught up in mystical practices (or at least advocating such practices) which are either a direct legacy of Roman Catholic mysticism or are a deceptive derivative of it. The twentieth century, which has seen so many revolutions, is now witnessing the rise of a new mysticism within Christianity. Contemplative or Centering Prayer is a practice derived from Eastern mysticism. Precious Biblical concepts like God's grace and love are actually replaced by vague notions of wholeness through an eastern religious meditation technique. Centering Prayer is drawn from ancient prayer practices of the Christian contemplative heritage, notably the Fathers and Mothers of the Desert, Lectio Divina, (praying the scriptures), The Cloud of Unknowing, St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila.. But the question is ‘Can we find God or enhance our experience of Jesus by entering into an altered state of consciousness?’ |
Index To Section 10A 
