New Thought
Bishop Carlton Pearson, Tulsa pastor declared heretic for views on hell, dies at 70
By Adelle M. Banks — November 20, 2023
(RNS) — 'I’d rather err on the goodness, greatness and graciousness of God than the opposite,' Pearson once said.
In ‘The Secret: Dare to Dream,’ the law of attraction plays a starring role
By Kathryn Post — August 5, 2020
(RNS) — ‘The Secret: Dare to Dream,’ a film based on the bestselling book ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne, was released on July 31 and features a star-studded cast alongside an inspirational dose of spiritualism.
Caroline Calloway and the cost of creating the ‘best self’
By Tara Isabella Burton — September 11, 2019
(RNS) — The second that your 'best self' becomes too obviously an illusion, its moral authority collapses. It’s simply, well, a lie.
I’ll cry if I want to: Positive thinking, prosperity gospel and the vulnerability of faith
By Tara Isabella Burton — August 16, 2019
(RNS) — To be vulnerable, to be too much, feels like a failure in today's wellness culture. But we cannot positive-think our way out of the human condition.
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