ISBN10: 1599470896, ISBN13: 9781599470894, [publisher: Templeton Foundation Press,U.S., Radnor] Softcover Paperback. For more than 250 years, the New Thought movement has had an impact upon the thinking of millions of people throughout the world through its searching for spiritual truth in world religions and modern science. The New Thought movement seeks to help position the soul for ways of coping with daily living. Guiding principles include the centrality of mind, a focus on the immanence of the Divine within, the practice of metaphysical healing and the clear distinction between Jesus, the man of history, and Jesus, the Christ. In this book, Glenn Mosley chronicles the history of the movement, including biographical sketches and the philosophies of pioneers and influential leaders linked to the movement's development and growth. These include Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, the founders of "Unity"; Ernest Holmes, founder of the "Science of Mind"; Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the "Church of Christ Science"; Ralph Waldo Trine, philosopher, mystic teacher and the early mentor of "New Thought"; Joel Goldsmith, founder of "The Infinite Way" and other New Thought leaders.Mosley reviews the various strands of the New Thought movement, with a particular focus on Unity, one of the fastest growing movements of our time and its unique approach to the interpretation of biblical literature, both through silent and oral ...
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