New Age/Pantheism Review

What is the correct description of ultimate reality according to New Age philosophy?

• All of reality is interconnected or unified

• often described as a universal consciousness or energy

• impersonal rather than personal.

• All of the above

According to New Age philosophy, humans are ________.

• divine

• fallen

• made to glorify God

• purely material beings

In New Age thought, there is no central authority. Each adherent can create choose those beliefs and practices that fit them.

• true

• false

Fill in the blank: New age thought actually departs from its eastern religious roots in that it rejects the idea of Karma completely.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a way that New Age characterizes our purpose in life?

• attain "higher consciousness"

• Awaken to our true nature

• spiritual evolution

• Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind

Which of the following is NOT an appeal of New Age/Pantheism?

• You can be spiritual but not religious

• New Age has become all about self-improvement and you get to choose how to get there

• Reincarnation allows endless opportunities to reach enlightenment

• If you fail, you can blame it on the unenlightened society you were born in

What is the problem of evil in pantheism?

• If everything is God, then God includes both good and evil.

• If God is all good and all powerful, then why does evil exist?

• Evil exists, so there must be some objective standard of good.

• It has no problem of evil.

What does 'exhausting spirituality' mean in the context of Pantheism? Fill in the blank: You are ____ responsible for your spiritual progress and quality of life.

• not very

• 100%

• 0%

• somewhat

What does 'erases our individuality' mean in traditional religious pantheism (Hinduism and Buddhism)? Fill in the blank: The goal is to transcend the individual/egoic self. 'Heaven' on this view sounds almost like a kind of personal _________?

• annihilation

• awakening

• deification

• reincarnation

One of the problems with New Age is that it can lead to...

• nihilism

• nationalism

• narcissism

• nepotism