By Mitch Horowitz “The time for thinkers has come; and the time for revolutions, ecclesiastic and social, must come.” —Mary Baker Eddy, 1875 Critics of New Thought often dismiss mental metaphysics as a milquetoast philosophy that uses “happy thoughts” as a lame substitute for social action. But New Thought grew up hand-in-hand with a tradition…
By Mitch Horowitz Science of Mind magazine columnist and ministerial student Masando Hiraoka recently lamented on this blog the paucity of “Millennials” within Centers for Spiritual Living (CSL) churches and communities. The fact is, many metaphysical congregations and organizations on the alternative spiritual scene are experiencing an aging membership base. I recently delivered the keynote address…
BY HARV BISHOP New Thought can run straight into a partisan political buzz saw as it strives to realize its social justice mission of creating world that works for everyone, says Dr. Roger Teel and Dr. David Alexander. Teel and Alexander, Religious Science ministers and members of the Association for Global New Thought which advocates…
BY HARV BISHOP Many New Agers believe that if you were born a slave, you were once a slave master in another life. That’s karma, baby. In some New Age and related teachings. the doctrine of karma becomes a literal tit-for-tat theory of justice. Many Buddhists reject a linear quid pro quo approach to karma. The…
BY HARV BISHOP A woman facing a life-threatening illness is empowered by New Thought ideas. Another woman grieving the death of baby grandchild was told at a New Thought church that the death was caused by the parents’ consciousness. These are stories from readers of our five-week series on New Thought: What Works, What Needs…
