Friday, August 27, 2010

Tim Keller Endorses New Age Book

Tim Keller has endorsed a new age book called Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Calhoun.

In his endorsement, he said:

“I have long profited from Adele Ahlberg Calhoun’s gifts in the field of spiritual development, and I am delighted that she has compiled her experience with spiritual disciplines into book form. I highly recommend it and I look forward to using it as a resource at our church.”
—Dr. Timothy Keller, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, NYC

More information on the book is posted at the Apprising website here .

We are told in Calhoun’s SDH we will learn the ways we can “relinquish the false self” through mantric meditation ala Roman Catholic mystic John Main (1926-1982), which actually originated in pagan Eastern religions:

Go into silence, placing yourself in the presence of God with the words “Here I am.” As distractions come to mind, let them go by imagining they are boats floating down a river. Let the current take the distractions away. Don’t follow the distractions. Gently return to God repeating “Here I am.” Let the current of God’s Spirit carry you...