Charles Fillmore (Unity Church)

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Charles Fillmore (August 22, 1854 – July 5, 1948), born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, founded Unity, the largest[citation needed] Church within the New Thought movement, with his wife, Myrtle Page Fillmore, in 1889. He became known as an American mystic for his contributions to metaphysical interpretations of Biblical scripture.

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[edit] Tenets and Beliefs

In a pamphlet called "Answers to Your Questions About Unity" , poet James Dillet Freeman says that Charles and Myrtle both had health problems and turned to some new ideas which they believed helped to improve these problems. Their beliefs are centered around two basic propositions: (1) God is good. (2) God is available; in fact, God is in you. The pamphlet goes on to say that:[1]

About a year after the Fillmore's started the magazine Modern Thought, they had the inspiration that if God is what they thought - the principle of love and intelligence, the source of all good - God is wherever needed. It was not necessary for people to be in the same room with them in order for them to unite in thought and prayer.

In his later years, Fillmore felt so young that he thought that he might be physically immortal, as well as believing that he might be the reincarnation of Paul of Tarsus.[2]

[edit] Books

  • Atom-Smashing Power of Mind (1949)
  • Christian Healing
  • Dynamics for Living
  • Jesus Christ Heals (1936)
  • Keep a True Lent]
  • The Metaphysical Bible Dictionary
  • Mysteries of Genesis
  • Mysteries of John
  • Prosperity (book)|Prosperity
  • The Revealing Word
  • Talks on Truth (1922)
  • Teach Us to Pray
  • The Twelve Powers of Man

[edit] References

  1. ^ Answers to Your Questions About Unity James Dillet Freeman, Unity School of Christianity, Unity Village, MO.
  2. ^ Charles S. Braden. Spirits in Rebellion: The Rise and Development of New Thought, p. 260.

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