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Church of the Higher Life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Thomas, Wendell (1930). Hinduism Invades America. Beacon Press. p. 234.
  2. ^ Satter, Beryl (1999). Each mind a kingdom: American women, sexual purity, and the New Thought movement, 1875-1920. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-520-21765-2.

Further reading

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  • Dresser, Horatio. A History of the New Thought Movement. Thomas Y. Crowell. 1919.