The History of New Thought: From Mind Cure to Positive Thinking and the Prosperity Gospel by Haller, John S.
The History of New Thought: From Mind Cure to Positive Thinking and the Prosperity Gospel by Haller, John S.

The History of New Thought: From Mind Cure to Positive Thinking and the Prosperity Gospel

Anything is yours, if you only want it hard enough. Just think of it. ANYTHING. Try it....
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The History of New Thought: From Mind Cure to Positive Thinking and the Prosperity Gospel by Haller, John S.

The History of New Thought: From Mind Cure to Positive Thinking and the Prosperity Gospel

$128.74
The History of New Thought: From Mind Cure to Positive Thinking and the Prosperity Gospel by Haller, John S.

The History of New Thought: From Mind Cure to Positive Thinking and the Prosperity Gospel

$128.74
Author: John S. Haller
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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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? In fact, those words were written in 1900 by William Walter Atkinson, the man who authored the first book on the "Law of Attraction."


Atkinson was only one of the many and varied personalities that make up the movement known as New Thought. Composed of healers, priests, psychologists, and ordinary people from all levels of society, the proponents of New Thought have one thing in common: a belief in the power of the mind. In The History of New Thought, Haller examines the very beginnings of the movement, its early influences (including Swedish seer Emanuel Swedenborg), and how its initial emphasis on healing disease morphed into a vision of the mind's ability to bring us whatever we desire.

While most histories of New Thought tend to focus on churches and other formal organizations, Haller reveals that New Thought has had a much broader impact on American culture. Bestselling authors from the late nineteenth century and onward sold books in the millions of copies that were eagerly read and quoted by powerful politicians and wealthy industrialists. The idea that thoughts could become reality is so embedded in American culture that we tell each other to "be positive" without ever questioning why. New Thought has become our thought. Anyone interested in psychology, popular culture, or history will be fascinated by this exploration of a little-known facet of modern culture.

Author: John S. Haller
Publisher: Swedenborg Foundation
Published: 12/01/2012
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780877853480


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/08/2012
Choice 04/01/2013

About the Author
John S. Haller Jr. is an emeritus professor of history and medical humanities at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has written more than a dozen books on subjects ranging from race to sexuality and the history of medicine. His most recent books include The History of American Homeopathy and Swedenborg, Mesmer, and the Mind/Body Connection. He is former editor of Caduceus: A Humanities Journal for Medicine and the Health Sciences and, until his retirement in 2008, served for eighteen years as vice president for academic affairs for Southern Illinois University.


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