... we're really not a church. We're not trying to advance a religion. There's an old saying that says when the founder dies, the ... religion starts. And so we're not here to establish a script or a creed or read more...

... all emanations and space, calls the universes into form and starts them on their onward march. The sun or central nucleus, ... of the Quantum Theory as applied from the viewpoint of pure religion or pure metaphysics. And that is why the Eastern read more...

... discussing the fact that despite the renewed interest in religion today, the world is faced with increasing levels of ... oneself, defines as well the inner heart of all genuine religion, an absolutely fundamental aspect that is anterior to and read more...

... It’s the first thing in my book. The first page of it, it starts about two-thirds down. It’s just the bottom of the page and ... parenthesis (1-12). That’s the next section of letters. It starts on the next page, the very next page. Bruce Right. Tom read more...

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... of American Religious History Department of Comparative Religion Western Michigan University I am pleased to have been asked ... Mind & Spirit, A Cultural History of American Metaphysical Religion (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007) by University of read more...

... (brief, couple sentences). P14-15 Influenza. P21 Della and religion (she didn't like dogma, told John to pray John, pray) ... search in the context of the history of metaphysical religion in the USA, based upon Prof. Catherine Albanese's 2007 book read more...

... important to state that John was not trying to establish a religion, and we shouldn’t take these materials on a literal basis. ... of the channelings is the call, and the call is not a religion. It’s a practice. That’s why this work is important. It’s read more...

... he had what might be considered a typical “New Age personal religion.” This was comprised of a “lightweight” or “informal” inner ... operations of the Foundation. Jim (in the channelings) also starts talking about a higher group, the IIL or “Institute of read more...

... that the spirit of this is very consistent with global religions. Aside from some really wild ‘isms’, like terrorism and ... very destructive, I think it’s consistent with most of the religions that have been around for a long time. Tom Larry, maybe read more...

... lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Lutheran is the dominant religion in that area as well. They met and married in Minneapolis, ... else. If you get everybody in the same room then it all starts to fit together; but if you don’t, it’s going to be eight read more...

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