Joseph Lumpkin: Florence Shinn, New Thought, and the Age of the Personal God

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Joseph Lumpkin, author, researcher, publisher and founder/CEO of Fifth Estate Publishing, joins me for an extensive discussion on the early roots of the New Thought Movement. New Thought is not a religion. It does not use prayer in the same way religions do. Yet, in it's attention to the underlying biblical principles it has uncovered the universal mechanism by which all prayer works. In this discussion we unpack the idea of the underlying construct of prayer. Prayer works equally with various gods, through various theologies, doctrines, and approaches. Overcoming the limited ideas of God. How we limit the universe by having an idea of how our wishes should come about. The fact that the universe is conscious since it has sentient beings as part it contemplating the universe.

In the early 20th century, Florence Scovel Shinn (September 24, 1871 in Camden, New Jersey – October 17, 1940) would become a driving force within the New Thought philosophy. Shinn was an American artist and book illustrator who became a New Thought spiritual teacher and metaphysical writer. With these preceding visionaries and the later generation of "positive thought" teachers such as Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Earl Nightingale; and the "word faith" teachers including Charles Capps, Kenneth Copeland, and Kenneth Hagin that can be seen to draw directly upon the New Thought teachings. Today, these pervasive ideas ripple through the modern "new age" culture as the manifestation movement of Abraham Hicks and other proponents.

Guest info:

Joseph Lumpkin has a long and varied background in research and writing. Over years of study and research he has written over 25 books on the subjects of theology, religion, church history, the Lost Books of the Bible, and Amateur Radio. Dr. Lumpkin has worked in research and development within the U.S. Department of Defense on major projects including Hypersonic Missile Technology and Super Computer clustering. In addition to his background in science, computers, and research, he has a Doctorate in Ministry and has acted as chaplain to several family outreach programs. Joseph Lumpkin is the CEO of Fifth Estate Publishing with a catalog of over one-hundred books including, The Lost Books of the Bible, The Book of Jubilees, Fallen Angels, and The Encyclopedia of Lost and Rejected Scriptures. The books of Fifth Estate are offered in hard cove, paperback, Audible, and in E-book formats. Dr. Lumpkin has appeared on Radio, Television, and Internet shows as a guest speaker on subjects of Fallen Angels, Church History, Religion, Theology, The Sacred Feminine, and the Axial Age. Shows include L.A. Talk Radio, Rainmaking Time, Cryptic Knowledge, and Threshing Floor Radio. Stay informed and keep up new releases through his "Author's Page" on Amazon.com and via this website.

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