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The overviews below just scratch the surface of each issue's contents.
Please click on the links for more detailed descriptions!

 Winter 2022
Our reprint from C*NAQ's early days takes us back over thirty
years to ask how significant have been the changes in Robert M.
Price's views across the span of time. And so we offer Price's
"How Much New Age Belief Can Christianity Assimilate?" —
which hails from our October-December 1990 issue. Catherine
Groves' "Through the Editor's Eyes: An Objective Retrospection?"
seeks the answer to the aforementioned inquiry and examines
objectivity/subjectivity to address the distinctions between the
two, suggesting the possibility that the contrasts are not actual,
but rather arise from our right brain/left brain functionality.
Summer 2022
In "Through the Editor's Eyes: The Difference Between Night
and Day," Catherine Groves wonders why we seem to esteem
our awake time above our slumber. Explored is the phenomenon
of dreaming in her own life, in our cultural idioms, in the bible
and in New Age spirituality in general, as well as in song. Robert
Arias' "The Folly of Certitude: The Case for Believing in What
We Know" was first published in our May-October 2007 issue.
Is there "a disconnect between our method of knowledge and
our method of belief"? "Are knowledge and faith fundamentally
distinct faculties of the mind" or are they complementary means
of understanding the universe and our place within it? And our
"Letters Library" provides an expanded and thought-provoking
forum for our readers' views.

Winter 2021
"Changes, Challenges, Confusion, Contradictions, Consternation,
Conundrums and Christian*New Age Quarterly" is the title of
Catherine Groves' "Through the Editor's Eyes." Discussed are the
difficulties that publishing a paper-only periodical can bring, as
well as a September 30, 2021 change in security certificate protocol
that made certain websites appear to be dangerous when in fact it
was the security protocol itself that caused the problem. In addition,
Father John W. Groff, Jr.'s "July 28, 1988" and "Dreaming into the
Kingdom" are reprinted in fond memory of Father Groff, who passed
away in October 2021.
Summer 2021
In "Through the Editor's Eyes: Spirituality and Suffering: The
Best of Bedfellows?" Catherine Groves explores New Age and
Christian views on the relationship of suffering and spirituality.
N. Michel Landaiche III contributes his response to Groves' editorial
in the vivid imagery of this never-before-published piece. And for our
reprint from our earlier days, we present "The Fascination of Life"
by Judith Eir Landaiche.

Winter 2020
Catherine Groves begins "Through the Editor's Eyes: The Isolation
Connection: Enter the Void" by asking, "Isn't it a bit uncanny how
our culture was pretty much in the throes of social distancing by our
rather extreme focus on social media and other online pursuits —
and how nature then threw a pandemic at us?" Discussed are other
types of isolation as well — from illness to incarceration. And could
isolation and the void have something in common? We continue with
a much-beloved piece on the void: "Black Hole Sun" by Robert M.
Price. And N. Michel Landaiche III and Catherine Groves offer a
tongue-in-cheek "Commandments for the New Normal" with
intriguing graphics and playful, "refreshed" commandments.
Summer 2020
"The Sixth Sense and the Signposts" is Catherine Groves' "Through
the Editor's Eyes" for this issue. Here she shares her own way of
differentiating faith and belief. Groves maintains that we often hold
in our heads incompatible beliefs and, moreover, that we actually
can choose our beliefs. Continuing the theme is Robert Arias'
"Distinguishing Faith from Belief." The latter was first published
in our April-June 2005 Christian*New Age Quarterly.
Winter 2019
"Through the Editor's Eyes: Welcome to Cognitive Dissonance!"
by Catherine Groves explores an uncomfortable psychological
condition evoked when a person encounters beliefs, ideas or values
that call into question one's own. The easiest way to circumvent
such discomfort is to avoid meeting up with different perspectives
in the first place. But, Groves asks, how else are we to learn? Indeed,
how else can we more intimately understand what we profess if we
barricade ourselves from anything that, by contrast, can help sharpen
our own assumptions? Then M.J. Makransky presents "Similarities,"
which examines Christian and New Age shared beliefs that may
superficially seem to conflict.
Summer 2019
Catherine Groves' "Through the Editor's Eyes: Random Thoughts"
explains the theme of this Plus: "myriad are the ways to look at the
same side of a coin." This is clearly evidenced in the two features of
the issue: "Neelix Agonistes" by Robert M. Price and "Neelix at the
Ready" by Groves. Both pieces look at the identical Star Trek: Voyager
episode, but draw quite different conclusions. Thereby brought to light
are fresh insights on how discrete beliefs arise, even when the object
examined is the same.
Winter 2018
In "Spirituality and Stress," Catherine Groves explores the impact of
spirituality on stress. Robert M. Price's "Fields Unknown: A Thought
Experiment in Extraterrestrial Evangelism" suggests that, "even as a
purely theoretical inquiry," discourse on extraterrestrial evangelism
offers "new perspectives from which to view old problems."
Summer 2018
Catherine Groves' "Are We Fake News?" has little to do with politics,
but instead zeroes in on conditioned self-images. And Robert Arias
offers "On the Limitations of Belief Systems: A Meditation on Gödel,"
which asks "what if we were able to prove no formal system is complete
in and of itself?"
Winter 2017
Ah, the to-do list! We all have them, and while they can provide a sense
of order, they tend, for some, to become intimidating. Catherine Groves
explores the topic in her "Through the Editor's Eyes: What To Do Now?"
Meanwhile, N. Michel Landaiche III adds a bit of levity to the subject
with his tongue-in-cheek graphic, "The Wisdom of the To-Do List." Then,
for our blast from the past, Robert Arias treats us to "Jesus as Rorschach,"
first published in our January-March 2005 C*NAQ.
Summer 2017
Catherine Groves' "Through the Editor's Eyes: The End Unravels the
Beginning" offers an unusual spin on envisioning aging. When we are little,
we have much to learn, for examples: gurgling noises are replaced by words
and crawling gives way to walking. But the very skills we worked so hard to
gain are the very ones that tend to fade in our golden years. Just as the child
is meant to grow, the senior is meant to relinquish, accepting what we might
otherwise call "losses" as simply a part of our human nature. In addition,
Father John W. Groff, Jr., shares his journey after suddenly losing everything
he held most dear in "Morning and Midnight in the Garden of Eden,"
originally published in our April-June 2003 issue.
Winter 2016
Might it be possible "that the stories we tell about ourselves are far more
self-defining than the life we do, in fact, lead?" That is the question Catherine
Groves explores in "Through the Editor's Eyes: Sounding the Self-Myth."
And Robert Arias' "Gasping in the Canyon," originally published in our
July-September 2004 issue, explores the significance of suffering in the
process of spiritual growth — all against the backdrop of the Grand Canyon.
Spring 2016
After Catherine Groves discusses the fundamental shift in the way people
communicate today, she announces Christian*New Age Quarterly's social media
presence in "Through the Editor's Eyes: C*NAQ on Facebook? Really?" Then
Frederick Moe shares his poignant and personal spiritual journey in "God of
My Father." And, for our blast from the past, we find Robert Arias "Thirsting
in the Vortex," which was first published in Christian*New Age Quarterly's
April-June 2004 issue.
Autumn 2015
Catherine Groves opened with "Through the Editor's Eyes: What's the Matter
with Me?" — a somewhat tongue-in-cheek, somewhat deeply serious look at
the challenges of running Christian*New Age Quarterly without the help of
Judith Eir Landaiche, C*NAQ's long-time Editorial Assistant. In honor of
the late Judith, her "Madam, Can You Stand Some Change?" served as our
featured reprint. Two more blasts from the past — "A Tale of Saint
Iodasaph: The Scripture is Fulfilled" by Robert M. Price and Groves'
"Through the Editor's Eyes," the latter from our October-December 1991
issue — made for an interesting array of takes on the topic of transformation.
Spring 2015
In the midst of a season of work on this issue, Judith Eir Landaiche,
C*NAQ's long-time Editorial Assistant, suddenly passed away, as
Catherine Groves describes in "Go, So They Can Dance." Groves also
offers, "What's the Matter with You?" (and it's not about what readers
might expect). Our featured reprint, "Confessions of a Christianophobe"
by N. Michel Landaiche, III, hails from our October-December 1992
issue and wraps up this Plus.
Autumn 2014
Is a departed  loved one still "here" — or gone forever? In "The Afterlife,"
Catherine Groves wonders about our continued existence upon death. Also
featured is the reprint of Robert M. Price's "The Christ Myth and the
Christian Goddess," first published in our October-December 1992 issue.
Spring 2014
In her delightful "Through the Assistant Editor's Eyes," Judith Eir Landaiche
offers thoughts on revisiting former years and exploring the wealth of experience
they bring. Looking back to the early years of C*NAQ, she describes the
growth-spurring challenges of dialog that serve as "A Transformative Crucible."
In addition, Saint Iodasaph returns! Our featured reprint this time around is
Robert M. Price's "Tales of Saint Iodasaph: The Transformation Body."
Autumn 2013
As Catherine Groves sees it, the pace of technology is driving the cultures of
our world into an ever-accelerating frenzy, and we are apparently quite deeply
enveloped in the phenomenon. Indeed, it would seem time itself is speeding up.
Groves' "Through the Editor's Eyes: The Further Faster Frenzy" explores how
this is impacting us as a species and what it could mean for our spiritual journey.
Our featured reprint for this issue is the Reverend Daniel B. Hahn's "Brainwaves
of Reason, Brainwaves of Spirit," originally published in our January-March 1997
issue.
Spring 2013
In "The Cast," Catherine Groves shares her reflections on the iconic cast of
characters  from The Andy Griffith Show as a backdrop to discussing how the best
writers for C*NAQ often arise from within the readership — and go on to become
familiar regulars. This issue also presents two reprints from past issues: "Proposing
A Bridge When The Other Sees No Divide," by N. Michel Landaiche, III, and
"Afterthoughts," by Catherine Groves.
Autumn 2012
In "The End Always Nears Until It Comes," Catherine Groves juxtaposes the
imminent end of the world that some had believed would occur on December 21, 2012
with the personal end we face as we journey through what Jane Fonda calls "Life's
third act." Running with the theme, the issue replays the Reverend Daniel B. Hahn's
"Peek" at Ram Dass' Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing, and Dying from our
January-March 2001 issue.
Spring 2012
Catherine Groves explores the impact we might expect eBook technology to have,
especially on alternative spiritualities, in "To e or not to e." And in celebration of
the release of Dr. Robert M. Price's eBook Biblical Buddhism: Tales and Sermons
of Saint Iodasaph, we revisit the origins of the venerable Saint in "A Sermon of Saint
Iodasaph: The Great Commandment" from the January-March 1991 issue of C*NAQ.
Autumn 2011
Catherine Groves shares an eye-opening discussion about the singularity of emotion
and the oneness of us all in "A Talk with my Son." Featured, as our reprint from
C*NAQ's early days, is "Scapegoat, Redeemer, Traveler: A Perspective on the
Shaman," by Nemour Landaiche.
Spring 2011
In "Having The Last Word," Catherine Groves explores the importance of stories
in our lives, drawing from the rich plenty of Star Trek. Our featured blast from the
past is Father John W. Groff, Jr's "Three Funerals and a Wedding" — a delightfully
humorous reflection on liturgical blunders.
Autumn 2010
Subsequent to its release, "The Desecration of Ground Zero" by Catherine Groves
received outstanding coverage by independent reviewers; in this editorial, Groves
examines the fear, ignorance and rage that ignited the uproar against building a Moslem
house of worship near the site of the 9/11 Twin Towers attack. Also features "Planet
Alabama Spinning Toward the End" by Father John W. Groff, Jr.
Spring 2010
Features "A Way of Words" by Catherine Groves, as well as a favorite blast from
the past: "... so we can teach them peace and union" by Father John W. Groff, Jr.

Autumn 2009
Includes "And So It Comes Full Circle" by Catherine Groves, as well as a featured
reprint — "While the Editor Wasn't Looking" by Judith Eir Landaiche — from
Christian*New Age Quarterly's archives.
Early Winter 2009
Our very first C*NAQ Plus includes "An Uneasy Road, but Back on Track (I think)"
by Catherine Groves, with featured reprint "The Dance of the Platypus, Sister Moon,
and All That Stuff (God Isn't Lonely Anymore)" by Edward Kline.




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