The history of New Thought : from mind cure to positive thinking and the prosperity gospel / John S. Haller, Jr. ; foreword by Robert C. Fuller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haller, John S., Jr., 1940-

Series:

Swedenborg Studies

Swedenborg studies ; no. 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mind and body.

New Thought.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

West Chester, PA : Swedenborg Foundation Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Anything is yours, if you only want it hard enough.Just think of it.ANYTHING.Try it.Try it in earnest and you will succeed.It is the operation of a mighty Law.Does that sound like something from the latest spin-off of The Secret?.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1. New Beginnings""; ""Chapter 2. Christ Science""; ""Chapter 3. Competing Sciences""; ""Chapter 4. Metropolitan Religions""; ""Chapter 5. The Psychologies of Healthy-Mindedness""; ""Chapter 6. Evolution�s Divine Plan""; ""Chapter 7. The Marketplace of Healing""; ""Chapter 8. The Prophet Margin""; ""Chapter 9. Dream Weavers and Money Changers""; ""Chapter 10. A Retrospective""; ""Appendix A: New Thought Denominations, Centers, and Institutes""; ""Appendix B: Sampling of New Thought Authors""; ""Notes""

""Bibliography""""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-87785-630-3

OCLC:

844164757