BY REBECCA HARMON In times of trouble, religious and spiritual people often turn to their leaders for guidance, support, and comfort. What happens if/when those leaders abdicate their sacred responsibilities? Back in 2020 as the novel Coronavirus began to wreak havoc on everyday American lives, I remember too many responses that hinted at deep problems…
BY HARV BISHOP When it comes to Donald Trump and New Thought there are no simple answers. A recent Washington Post opinion piece by Greg Sergeant said “In the mythology that holds sway over President Trump’s political imagination, the massive crises rocking the country — pandemic, depression, the worst civil unrest in 50 years —…
By HARV BISHOP Did New Thought create Donald Trump? Check your blood pressure right now. Hear me out. Take some deep breaths while we unpack the premises for this question, which is critical for the future of New Thought and social justice. This week I had a thought-provoking dialogue with New Thought minister Gaylon McDowell…
BY HARV BISHOP This week the shit got real. Along with the unprecedented suspending of major league basketball games, shuttering the lights of Broadway, and closing hundreds of college campuses, churches of all denominations from New Thought to Catholic, are making the tough decision to cancel in-person services and go online. This move did…
Editor’s note: The following is Mitch Horowitz’s foreword to the anthology New Thought (R)evolution now available from Amazon. BY MITCH HOROWITZ This book comes at an extraordinarily important moment: we are at a crossroads of New Thought’s survival as a serious and ongoing force in American life. Of course, the basic premise of New Thought—that…
