By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 The influence of shamanism in New Age medicine is significant. As leading American shaman Michael Harner says, “The burgeoning field of holistic…
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 How do drug use and death magic figure into modern shamanistic practice? Shamanism – Drug Use Many authorities note the importance (if…
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 Modern Western scientists who employ shamanistic techniques may redefine spirit manifestations in more “neutral” categories, such as “archetypal consciousness,” “higher self,” and…
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 Shamanism is one of the most dangerous and potentially consequential of modern New Age practices. Anyone who reads the standard works on…
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 A shaman is a religious leader who usually functions in an animistic culture to contact the spirit world in order to be…
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 Shamanism has influenced, or is part of, a significant number of, religious traditions which are, to degrees, experiencing revival in America. This…
By: Dr. John Ankerberg, Dr. John Weldon; ©2005 Shamanism claims contact with supernatural entities for a variety of religious or even secular purposes, and is increasingly popular today. SHAMANISM (From…
By: Dr. Norman Geisler; ©2005 The anthropic principle (Greek: anthropos, “human being”) states that the universe was fitted from the very first moment of its existence for the emergence of…
By: Dr. Norman Geisler; ©2005 What is the difference between “old-earth creationists” and “theistic evolutionists”? What are the areas of agreement between young- and old-earth creationist? Where do they differ?…
