The History
The mental healing work of Dr. Phineas Quimby was a source of inspiration to much of the New Thought movement, including Religious Science.

Although some of the teachings are similar, Religious Science is not to be confused with Christian Science, founded by Mary Baker Eddy.

Former Christian Scientist Emma Curtis Hopkins developed her own method of “Scientific Christian Mental Practice,” which she taught to Holmes and founders of several other New Thought denominations (including the Fillmore's, founders of Unity Church, and the Brook's sisters, co-founders of Divine Science. Her work was later published as a book by the same name.

Ernest Holmes was strongly influenced by Ms. Hopkins and the writings of Judge Thomas Troward and Ralph Waldo Emerson, as he developed his synthesis which became known as Religious Science in 1927.

Hundreds of Centers can be found throughout the world. The Science of Mind is the name of the textbook Holmes first published in 1926 and also of the subsequent magazine, still published monthly.