Many have attempted to codify or formalize these “Noble Virtues” into lists that include definitions or information about each virtue. Rather than of a list of commandments and “thou shall not’s,” modern Heathenry places importance on certain virtues or values that one can say are part of a life well-lived. We are in awe of the glory of our Gods, but we do not teach our children that they are worthless and undeserving of the love of their Gods. Heathens do not grovel before their Gods, nor do they “worship” them as sheep to a shephard, slaves to a master, or ignorant children to an all-knowing father. * 2009, Mark Ludwig Stinson, Heathen Gods - Version 1.0, page 28, I've seen several Heathenry ' 101 booklets and articles that made a lot of comparisons between '''Heathenry''' and Christianity.Heathenry does not have “commandments” from our Gods, for our relationship with the Heathen Gods is one of respect, honor, and kinship.Lewis (editors), ''Handbook of New Age, page 436, Thus Paganism has come to be an umbrella term for a diverse spiritual network, which also includes modern Shamanism and Heathenry.
* 2007, Melissa Harrington, Paganism and the New Age'', Daren Kemp, James R.* 2005, Galina Krasskova, Exploring the Northern Tradition, page 23, Comparatively, they are understanding, if not accepting, of Neo-Pagan influence many Universalists even consider Heathenry to fall under the Neo-Pagan umbrella-a position most Folkish Heathens and Tribalists reject.People often discover ' Heathenry through finding the mythology of Northern Europe and attempting to learn more about the culture and spirituality of this part of the world. Thus, '''Heathenry''' is, in some sense, a reconstructed religion. * 2005 ', Jenny Blain, ''Chapter Five: '''Heathenry, the Past, and Sacred Sites in Today's Britain'', Michael Strmiska (editor), ''Modern Paganism in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives, page 181, In Britain, Heathenry''''' is the most common name used for an emergent religion based on the old gods, goddesses, and spirits (wights) that were part of everyday life in Northern Europe before the coming of the Christian era.Any modern reconstruction of one of these religions Germanic neo-paganism.
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