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World Religions
The Gospel and Friendship in a Pluralistic Suburb
What Do You Know?
Do ghost stories have a place in Christianity?
What do you know about Pagans?
Do you have any experience with Paganism?
What questions do you have about Paganism?
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3.4.
Our “Mars Hill” Methodology
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• A basic introduction to the faith’s worldview
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• Areas of agreement between that faith and Orthodox Christian theology and practice
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• Areas of disagreement between that faith and Orthodox Christian theology and practice
GOAL: To equip you to build a truth-seeking relationship with someone of another faith.
Paganism
Every Day Magic
Pre-History
Pre-History
Pre-History
History
Modernity
Paganism
Paganism Today
Pagans
Wiccans Pantheists
Satanists
Sacred Text: Important Authors
Gardner, Modern Witchcraft
Margot Adler
Jeffrey Russell
Dana Eilers
Sacred Text: Book of Shadows
Paganism Today
Pre-Modernism
Modernism
Paganism Today
Humanism
Deism
Beliefs: A Supernatural World
Beliefs: Gods and Goddesses
Pantheism Dualism Polytheis
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Beliefs: The God and Goddess
Beliefs: Individual Freedom
Beliefs: Magic
My Will
Key Beliefs: The Five Elements
Beliefs: Reincarnation
Reincarnation
and
Mediums
Beliefs: Morality
Key Beliefs: Wheel of the YearSamha
inOctobe
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YuleWinter Solstice
ImbolcFebruar
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OstaraSpring Equino
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Beltane
May Day
LithaSumme
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Lammas
August 1
MabonAutum
n Equino
x
Anti-Christian
Gender
Institution
Hierarchy
Morality
Spiritual Encounters
Building Bridges to Paganism
A Supernatural World
The Value of Nature
Devotion to God(s)
Spiritual Practices
Where is God?
Where Christianity and Paganism Disagree
Pantheism
Sustaine
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Where Christianity and Paganism Disagree
Where is God?
Gender of God
Where Christianity and Paganism Disagree
The Creator does not have gender.
Gender is for creatures
Where Christianity and Atheism Disagree
Where is God?
What Gender is God?
Nature of People
Where Christianity and Paganism Disagree
Basically Good
Fallen
Where Christianity and Paganism Disagree
Where is God?
What Gender is God?
Nature of People
What to do with Spirits
Where Christianity and Paganism Disagree
Where Christianity and Paganism Disagree
Where is God?
What Gender is God?
Nature of People
What to do with Spirits
Where Christianity and Paganism Disagree
How Not to Build a Friendship
Wicca is not Devil Worship
Church has often been painful
Personal Liberty is very important
Religious Experiences are valuable
