In this episode of Crossroads, we dive into Melissa Dougherty’s book Happy Lies and explore the rise of New Thought spirituality in modern culture and Christianity.

We break down:

• The historical roots of New Thought
• How spiritual language gets redefined over time
• Why ideas like “manifestation,” “positive confession,” and self-focused spirituality resonate so deeply in modern culture
• The overlap between New Thought and today’s therapeutic, inward-focused worldview
• And why Christianity offers something fundamentally different than self-help or self-optimization

This episode is not an attack on therapy or psychology, but a deeper discussion about the modern tendency to locate human transformation almost entirely within the self.

Is the answer found in looking inward ...