The history and philosophy of the metaphysical movements in America

This book deals with certain more recent religious philosophies that are of increasing importance in the United States as well as abroad. If a superficial observation shows vast differences among some of these movements, a more careful examination of their basic philosophies discloses sound reasons for treating them as closely related. Moreover, all these groups have a lineal descent from a common cultural origin which shows their doctrinal kinship and illumines more clearly the nature of this relation. Foreword Introduction I The Mirror of American Culture II Spiritualism III Theosophy and Its Allies The Arcane School The Astara Foundation IV Phineas P. Quimby and Warren Felt Evans V New Thought VI The Divine Science Church VII The Church of Religious Science VIII The Unity'School of Christianity IX Christian Science X The Church and Health Index