{{Short description|Book by Ernest Holmes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox book | name = The Science of Mind | title_orig = ''The Science of Mind: A Philosophy, A Faith, A Way of Life '' | translator = | image = The Science of Mind.jpg | caption = | author = Ernest Holmes | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = | language = English | subject = | genre = | publisher = Tarcher Putnam | release_date = 1926 | english_release_date = | media_type = Print (Hardcover, Paperback, E-Book) | isbn = 978-1-60459-989-3 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }} {{NewThought}} '''''The Science of Mind''''' is a book by Ernest Holmes. It was published in 1926 and proposes a science with a new relationship between humans and God.
==Overview== The book was originally published by Holmes, the founder of Religious Science, in 1926. A revised version was completed by Holmes and Maude Allison Lathem and published 12 years later in 1938.
Holmes' writing details how people can actively engage their minds in creating change throughout their lives. The book includes explanations of how to pray and meditate, find self-confidence, and express love.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Science of Mind |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Science-of-Mind|access-date=January 31, 2023|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
== Influences == Holmes wrote ''The Science of Mind'' with the belief that he was summarizing the best of beliefs from around the world. His influences included Thomas Troward, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Christian Larson, Evelyn Underhill, and Emma Curtis Hopkins.<ref>[https://scienceofmindarchives.com/about-ernest-holmes/] ''Science of Mind'' archives, Retrieved 2023-04-10</ref>
==Legacy== In 1927, Holmes began publishing ''Science of Mind'' magazine which is still in publication.<ref>[https://scienceofmind.com/2019/08/01/2023-magazine-themes/] ''Science of Mind'' magazine, Retrieved 2023-04-10]</ref>
The name ''Science of Mind'' is used by the foundation which continues his work.<ref>[https://scienceofmindarchives.com/about-ernest-holmes/] ''Science of Mind'' archives, Retrieved 2023-04-10]</ref>
== See also == * Centers for Spiritual Living * Fenwicke Holmes
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * Holmes, E. (1926) ''The Original Science of Mind''. Books to borrow via the Internet Archive.
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