Joseph Murphy (author) explained

Joseph Denis Murphy (May 20, 1898 – December 16, 1981) was an Irish author and New Thought minister, ordained in Divine Science and Religious Science.

Early life

Joseph Denis Murphy (May 20, 1898 – December 16, 1981) was an Irish author and New Thought minister, ordained in Divine Science and Religious Science. Murphy was born in Ballydehob, County Cork, Ireland, the son of a private boys' school headmaster and raised a Roman Catholic. He joined the Jesuits. Murphy was enrolled in the National School and was encouraged to study for the priesthood and was accepted as a Jesuit seminarian. However, by the time he reached his late teen years, he began to question the Catholic orthodoxy of the Jesuits, and he withdrew from the seminary. His goal was to explore new ideas and gain new experiences—a goal he could not pursue in Catholic-dominated Ireland—he left his family to go to America. In his twenties, before being ordained a priest, an experience with healing prayer led him to leave the Jesuits and emigrate to the United States in 1922. He journeyed as a steerage passenger on board the RMS Cedric, sailing from Liverpool, England, to the Port of New York; on the ship's passenger manifest, his occupation was listed as chemist, the Irish term for pharmacist. He became a professional pharmacist in New York City (having a degree in chemistry by that time). Here he attended the Church of the Healing Christ (part of the Church of Divine Science), where Emmet Fox had become minister in 1931.[1]

Career

Murphy traveled to India and spent a lot of time with Indian sages, learning Hindu philosophy. He later on formed a new church in America with Hindu ideologies.

In the mid-1940s, he moved to Los Angeles, where he met Religious Science founder Ernest Holmes, and was ordained into Religious Science by Holmes in 1946, thereafter teaching at Rochester, New York, and later at the Institute of Religious Science in Los Angeles. A meeting with Divine Science Association president Erwin Gregg led to him being re-ordained into Divine Science, and he became the minister of the Los Angeles Divine Science Church in 1949, which he built into one of the largest New Thought congregations in the country.

When the United States entered World War II, Murphy enlisted in the Army and was assigned to work as a pharmacist in the medical unit of the 88th Infantry Division. At that time, he renewed his interest in religion and began to read extensively about various spiritual beliefs. After his discharge from the Army, he chose not to return to his career in pharmacy. He traveled extensively, taking courses in several universities both in the United States and abroad.

A person who had a particularly strong influence on Murphy was Thomas Troward, who was a judge as well as a philosopher, doctor, and professor. Troward became Murphy's mentor. From him he not only learned philosophy, theology, and law, but also was introduced to mysticism and particularly, the Masonic order. He became an active member of this order, and over the years rose in the Masonic ranks to the 32nd degree in the Scottish Rite.

Murphy chose to become a minister and bring his broad knowledge to the public. As his concept of Christianity was not traditional and ran counter to many of the Christian denominations, he founded his own church in Los Angeles. He attracted a small number of congregants, but it did not take long for his message of optimism and hope rather than the “sin-and-damnation” sermons of so many ministers to attract many men and women to his church.

Murphy was a proponent of the New Thought movement. This movement was developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by many philosophers and deep thinkers who studied this phenomenon and preached, wrote, a

Personal life and death

In the 1950s, Murphy married, earned a PhD in psychology from the University of Southern California and started writing.

After his first wife died in 1976, he remarried to a fellow Divine Science minister who was his longstanding secretary. He moved his ministry to Laguna Hills, California, where he died in 1981. His wife, Dr. Jean Murphy, continued in this ministry for some years afterwards.

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Notes and References

  1. Gale Group "Joseph Murphy" Religious Leaders of America, 2nd ed. Gale Group, 1999. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC
  2. Book: Murphy, Joseph. This is It! The Art of Metaphysical Demonstration. 2019. G & D Media. 978-1-7225-2205-6. New York. 1090990237.
  3. Book: Wheels of Truth. Martino Publishing. 2010. 978-1578989140. 98.
  4. Book: The Perfect Answer. Church of Religious Science. 1946. 22.
  5. Book: Supreme Mastery of Fear. Xlibris. 2009. 978-1441593207. 238.
  6. Book: St. John Speaks. Willing Publishing Co. 1948. Los Angeles.
  7. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Love is freedom. 2010. 978-1-4500-2574-4. Bloomington, IN. 710799238.
  8. Book: Murphy, Joseph. The miracle of your mind. August 2010. 978-1-57898-959-1. Mansfield Centre, CT. 881382578.
  9. Book: Magic of Faith. Martino Fine Books. 2011. 978-1888262674. 128 pages.
  10. Book: Murphy, Joseph. The meaning of reincarnation. May 2010. 978-1-57898-912-6. Mansfield Centre, CT. 881383072.
  11. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Believe In Yourself. 2010. Bertrams Print On Demand. 978-1-4653-2909-7. 1124417108.
  12. Book: Auzinger Hager, María. La niña de la falda lila. 2002. [publisher not identified]. Anros Impresores, Lom Ediciones). 956-291-369-4. [Chile]. 76886962.
  13. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Traveling with God. December 2010. 978-1-891396-44-1. Mansfield Centre, CT. 1079366942.
  14. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Prayer is the answer : the meaning of the sacraments. 15 April 2019. 978-1-7225-2235-3. [Place of publication not identified]. 1099253536.
  15. Book: Murphy, Joseph. How to use your healing power. May 2010. 978-1-57898-910-2. Mansfield Centre, CT. 881327502.
  16. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Quiet moments with God. 1958. DeVorss & Co. 0-87516-276-2. Marina del Rey, Calif.. 14348360.
  17. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Healing Power of Love. 2010. Bertrams Print On Demand. 978-1-4653-2903-5. 1124491240.
  18. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Stay Young Forever. 2019. G & D Media. 978-1-7225-2238-4. New York. 1100021244.
  19. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Mental poisons and their antidotes. November 2009. 978-1-4415-7939-3. Blooington, IN. 868904647.
  20. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Techniques in Prayer Therapy.date=2010. 18 January 2010. Bertrams Print On Demand. 978-1-4653-2907-3. 1124378189.
  21. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Nuclear Religion. 2010. Bertrams Print On Demand. 978-1-4653-2906-6. 1124436433.
  22. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Why Did This Happen to Me?. 2019. G & D Media. 978-1-7225-2244-5. New York. 1100027990.
  23. Book: Murphy. Joseph. McMahan. Ian. The power of your subconscious mind : one of the most powerful self-help guides ever written!. 2000. Reward Books. 0-7352-0168-4. Paramus, NJ. 43227434.
  24. Book: Murphy, Joseph. The miracle of mind dynamics : a new way to triumphant living. 1964. Reward Books. 0-13-585398-2. New York, N.Y.. 52489851.
  25. Book: Murphy. Joseph. McMahan. Ian. The amazing laws of cosmic mind power. 2001. Reward Books. 0-7352-0220-6. Rev. & expanded. Paramus, NJ. 45835546.
  26. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Your infinite power to be rich. 1966. Prentice Hall. 1-101-66615-3. Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 949755046.
  27. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Cosmic Power Within You. 2017. Penguin Publishing Group. 978-1-101-99344-6. New York, NY. 970389335.
  28. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Infinite power for richer living. 1996. De Vorss. 0875166946. Marina del Rey, CA. 1035665839.
  29. Book: Murphy. Joseph. Irving. Kenneth. Secrets of the I Ching: Get what you want in every situation using the classic Book of Changes. 2000. Reward Books. 978-1-101-17200-1. Paramus, NJ. 649707700.
  30. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Psychic perception: the magic of extrasensory power. 1971. 0-13-732073-6. West Nyack, New York. 210823.
  31. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Miracle power for infinite riches. 1972. Parker Pub. Co. 0-13-585638-8. West Nyack, N.Y.. 388653.
  32. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Telepsychics: the magic power of perfect living. 1973. Parker Pub. Co. 0-13-902387-9. West Nyack, N.Y.. 622595.
  33. Book: Murphy, Joseph. The cosmic energizer: miracle power of the universe. 7 February 2017. 978-1-101-99345-3. New York. 961098690.
  34. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Great Bible truths for human problems. 1976. DeVorss. 0-87516-214-2. Marina del Rey, Calif.. 3004087.
  35. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Within you is the power: (around the world with Dr. Murphy). 1977. DeVorss. 0-87516-247-9. Marina del Ray, Calif.. 4499866.
  36. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Songs of God : an interpretation of my favorite psalms. 1979. DeVorss. 0-87516-387-4. Marina del Rey, Calif.. 6446541.
  37. Book: Murphy, Joseph. How to use the laws of mind. 1980. DeVorss. 0-87516-426-9. Marina del Rey, Calif.. 10725946.
  38. Book: Murphy, Joseph. These truths can change your life. 1982. DeVorss. 0-87516-476-5. Marina del Rey, Calif.. 10533691.
  39. Book: Murphy, Joseph. Collected essays of Joseph Murphy. 1987. DeVorss & Co. 0-87516-592-3. Marina del Rey, CA. 18323174.

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