What is Religious Science?
Ernest Holmes began his formal work speaking in Los Angeles from a philosophical and spiritual perspective. As thousands of people flocked to hear him speak, they wanted to learn more and classes were begun. Practitioners were trained to assist people by what Ernest called “Spiritual Mind Treatment”. Out of this grew, the concept of Religious Science and an organization founded by Dr. Ernest Holmes, the formal “Church” that teaches Science of Mind philosophy. Founder’s Church in Los Angeles was built and dedicated just before Dr. Holmes passed in 1960. There are actually three different approaches to the study of Science of Mind: United Church of Religious Science (UCRS) Religious Science International (RSI), and independent churches. The philosophy taught by these organizations is identical, although there are some differences in emphasis, certification & breadth.
Religious Science is a spiritual philosophy for the modern man and woman. It is based on the Truth which arises in every culture in the form of science, philosophy, and religion. Religious Science views religion as a source of wisdom for revealing the Truth about the seemingly unknown forces that shape our universe. This enables us to participate in our own life as a co-creator with the Divine. Religious Science was founded by Dr. Ernest Holmes, a self-taught philosopher who rigorously studied all of the world’s Spiritual paths for most of his life. In 1927, he wrote The Science of Mind, which synthesized the truths that he discerned were present throughout all of the world’s faiths. That book is the foundation of the principles of Religious Science. He never intended to begin a new faith, but was persuaded to allow a church to be created to assure that the principles he synthesized would outlive him.
Religious Science is a spiritual philosophy for the modern man and woman. It is based on the Truth which arises in every culture in the form of science, philosophy, and religion. Religious Science views religion as a source of wisdom for revealing the Truth about the seemingly unknown forces that shape our universe. This enables us to participate in our own life as a co-creator with the Divine. Religious Science was founded by Dr. Ernest Holmes, a self-taught philosopher who rigorously studied all of the world’s Spiritual paths for most of his life. In 1927, he wrote The Science of Mind, which synthesized the truths that he discerned that were present throughout all of the world’s faiths. That book is the foundation of the principles of Religious Science. He never intended to begin a new faith, but was persuaded to allow a church to be created to assure that the principles he synthesized would outlive him.
