Is there just one Jesus Christ (Christian) or are there thousands of Christs (New Age)?
Jesus is often represented in New Age writings as one among many wise men or great prophets. Christians believe Jesus Christ is God, the Second Person of the Trinity, the same Jesus of Nazareth about which the Gospels speak, who is the only Son of God, true man and true God. 3. The human being: Is there one universal being (New Age) or are there many individuals (Christian)? The concept of “holism”— which is the theory that complete entities, including human beings, are components of a larger reality, that has an existence over and above the sum total of themselves — pervades New Age thought and practice, where union with the whole cosmos is sought. “The real danger is the holistic paradigm. New Age thinking is based on totalitarian unity and that is why it is a danger,” the councils write. The Christian approach is that each man and woman is a unique creation, made in God’s image and likeness. Our human “wholeness” does not come about by achieving union with the cosmos. “The human per
