People, Ideas, and Movements That Shaped New Thought
Nona Lovell Brooks (1861–1945) was a cofounder of the Divine Science movement, a New Thought religious tradition that emphasized the omnipresence of God and the power of spiritual healing. This article explores her life, her healing, and her role in building the first Divine Science church.
From the late 19th century onward, New Thought magazines served as the movement’s circulatory system, carrying its message of mental healing and idealist philosophy to a vast, decentralized network of readers. This article traces the rise of these periodicals, their key editors and publications, and their enduring impact on the movement’s growth.
This article explores how homeopathy and other alternative medical practices shaped the New Thought movement, from Phineas Quimby’s mental healing to Warren Felt Evans’s published works, and traces the evolution of the movement’s core belief in the mind’s power to heal.
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802–1866) developed a system of mental healing that, though he never published or founded a church, was carried forward by his patients and students—including Warren Felt Evans, the Dresser family, and Mary Baker Eddy—into the New Thought and Christian Science movements. This article traces the network that spread Quimby’s ideas and shaped the mind-cure tradition.
Phineas Quimby’s revolutionary idea that false beliefs cause disease laid the foundation for New Thought metaphysics, shaping a movement that would transform American spirituality.
Explore the origins, beliefs, and evolution of Religious Science, a New Thought movement founded by Ernest Holmes in the 1920s, and its lasting influence on metaphysical spirituality and self-help culture.
From Elizabeth Towne’s presidency in 1924 to the contemporary women guiding the Alliance, this article traces the pivotal roles women have played in shaping the International New Thought Alliance and the broader New Thought movement.
From 1898 to 1953, Elizabeth Towne’s Nautilus magazine served as the most influential and widely read periodical of the New Thought movement, reaching a circulation of 90,000 at its peak. This article traces its history, key figures, and enduring legacy in American metaphysical religion.