The Science of Mind
Ernest Holmes · 1887–1960
The textbook of Religious Science: a long, systematic course on the nature of Mind, the relation of the individual to the universal, and 'spiritual mind treatment' — Holmes's method of affirmative prayer. Demanding in length rather than language, and best read in sections over several months.
- First published
- 1926
- Difficulty
- Demanding
- Reading time
- Not measured
- Translation
- Written in English
New York: Robert M. McBride, 1926. Holmes revised and enlarged it with Maude Allison Lathem in 1938; that later text is the one most often sold today.
- Mind
- affirmative prayer
- spiritual healing
- unity
Where to read it
Copyright
- Kenya
- 1926 text: public domain since 1 Jan 2011 (author d. 1960). 1938 revision: not yet determined.
- United States
- 1926 edition: public domain. 1938 revision: renewal status not yet verified.
Modern editions with new introductions are in copyright. The society reads the 1926 text where it can, and discusses healing claims as claims — not medical guidance.
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Questions for discussion
Holmes builds on Troward and Emerson. What did he add that was new?
How does 'treatment' differ from Neville's assumption or Shinn's affirmation?
The book makes claims about healing. How should a reading society discuss them responsibly?
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