Church of the Higher Life explained
The Church of the Higher Life is a New Thought church located in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established in 1894 by Helen Van-Anderson, a student of Emma Curtis Hopkins.
The Church was the first New Thought organization with a regular leadership and governance.[1] Van-Anderson's preaching attracted large crowds, outgrowing its meeting-place twice.[2]
Further reading
- Dresser, Horatio. A History of the New Thought Movement. Thomas Y. Crowell. 1919.
Notes and References
- Thomas, Wendell (1930). Hinduism Invades America. Beacon Press. p. 234.
- Book: Satter . Beryl . Each mind a kingdom: American women, sexual purity, and the New Thought movement, 1875-1920 . 1999 . University of California Press . Berkeley . 978-0-520-21765-2 . 116 .