The Roads to Truth Table of Contents
Introduction
I. A Short Jaunt Through History
A brief history of America as it applies to the formative years of New Thought
II. Final Preparations
What is New Thought? * What is Metaphysics? * Why is New Thought a science? * Is New Thought Christian? * Why is it called New Thought?
III. The Pathfinders
Divine Science * Unity * Religious Science
IV. The Keys
God exists * Name is nature * Freedom is our birthright * Mind is superior to,
or more real than, matter
V. The Road to Well-Being
Emma Curtis Hopkins * Mary Baker Eddy * Phineas Parkhurst Quimby * Warren Felt Evans * Emanuel Swedenborg
VI. The Rebellious Road
Catholic Corruption * The Protestant Reformation * The American Colonies * Unitarianism * Transcendentalism * Influences on Transcendentalism * Transcendental "Heresy" * Summary
VII. The Esoteric Road
Spiritualism * Theosophy * Rosicrucianism * Mysticism * Kabbala * Hermeticism
VIII. The Road of the Intellectuals
The Science of Mind * Henry Drummond * Christian D. Larson * Ralph Waldo Trine * William Walker Atkinson * Thomas Troward * Intellectual Influences
IX. All Roads Lead to Jesus
The Common Concepts of New Thought * Jesus and his Teachings * The Mental Healing Connection
X. The End of the Road
The Ancient World * Hinduism * Buddhism * Reincarnation * Sri Aurobindo
XI. Side Trip to China
Taoism * Blending of the Philosophies * Paradox * Parallels with New Thought
XII. Merging Roads
Parallels with the Teachings of Jesus * The Missing Years * Jesus and the Essenes * The Formative Years * The Gnostic Jesus
XIII. The Rules of the Roads
Law of Cause and Effect * Law of Subconscious Activity * Law of Belief * Law of Attraction * Law of Mental Equivalents * Law of Correspondence * Law of Circulation * Law of Polarity * Law of Synthesis * Law of Growth * Law of Tendency * Law of Influence * Law of Substitution * Law of Non-Resistance * Divine Law and Mental Healing
XIV. Truth: The Ballast of the Roads
The Basic Components * Science and the Perennial Philosophy * The Parallels
Bibliography
Church Headquarters
Index
About the Author
