These schools appear to have a great program, however, it is an online education and I want to know if anyone has any experience with these schools? I don't want to be buying my credentials and I am checking here and elsewhere to validate the authenticity of these school programs. Any and all assistance will be appreciated.
2007-02-17 11:10:02 · 2 answers · asked by donna 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I am sorry to report that degrees fromn these schools are not taken seriously in academia. (They're actually the same place, I believe.) Anyone with a few dollars can "earn" these degrees.
These schools are the invention of a certain Paul Masters who is a practitioner of new age spirituality, and not an active scholar who publishes through respected presses and journals. Parapsychology and metaphysics (as improperly defined by Masters) are not recognized academic fields of study.
At a proper university, metaphysics is a field within the study of philosophy, not a practiced spirituality.
If you are seeking to study the history and practice of New Thought in the US, a history or religious studies department within any reputable college or university would be the place to earn such a degree.
If you wish to practice New Thought as your own spirituality, rather than to study its history and permutations, then you have no need to attend university, just join a New Thought church or society. There are many in major metropolitan areas throughout the US.
2007-02-17 13:54:51 · answer #1 · answered by X 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If people have heard of these schools, because I haven't, maybe they have heard of The University of Metaphysics and/or University of Sedona. I'd like to go them, to get a better education.
2007-02-25 11:07:52 · answer #2 · answered by Martial Arts Freak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋