New Thought’s #MeToo Moment Gathers Speed BY HARV BISHOP New Thought, and more specifically Religious Science, is overdue for a #MeToo moment. That moment is beginning as more former and current practitioners (prayer counselors) come forward to describe cruel treatment at the places of worship they serve. In response, ministers and practitioners are examining hard…
New Thought offers an uplifting vision of social justice and “a world that works for everyone.” But that vision hasn’t created justice and compassion for all those who serve New Thought’s churches. BY HARV BISHOP “Christine’s” deepest desire was to know God. She says the greatest gift she ever received was New Thought’s teaching…
BY MARYJANE OSA In “New Thought Dilemma,” Harv Bishop describes a premise underlying many of our teachings: the belief that “you create your own reality.” The logical inference is that each person is responsible for the circumstances of their lives—the good and the bad. Using this as a foundational belief leads to a further consequence:…
BY ELIZABETH PURVIS Like so many in our community, I write with a fierce and heavy heart. After the deadly Alt-Right protests in Charlottesville last year, and several incidents of racism and violence since, I am shocked, outraged, sickened, saddened, overwhelmed, and determined. Like so many in our community, I feel so very deeply about…
BY JIM LOCKARD “It takes a great deal of change to keep things the same.” ~ Nora Bateson, Small Arcs of Larger Circles I choose to see New Thought as a set of spiritual principles and practices which relate to those principles. The principles are eternal (the language used to convey them changes over time),…
