New Thought

religious movement emphasizing accessible divine power, positive thinking, and faith healing
Organization new_religious_movement Q940573
New Thought
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New Thought

Summary

New Thought is a new religious movement[1]. It draws 2,876 Wikipedia views per month (new_religious_movement category, ranking #13 of 57).[2]

Key Facts

  • New Thought was influenced by transcendentalism[3].
  • New Thought's instance of is recorded as new religious movement[4].
  • New Thought's instance of is recorded as spiritual philosophy[5].
  • New Thought's instance of is recorded as metaphysics[6].
  • New Thought's founder is recorded as Phineas Quimby[7].
  • New Thought is a type of religious movement[8].
  • New Thought is a type of faith healing[9].
  • New Thought's Commons category is recorded as New Thought[10].
  • New Thought's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • 1846 marks the founding of New Thought[12].
  • New Thought's official website is recorded as https://newthought.net/[13].
  • New Thought's topic's main category is recorded as Category:New Thought[14].
  • New Thought's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[15].
  • New Thought's has list is recorded as list of New Thought denominations and independent centers[16].

Body

Founding

New Thought's founder is recorded as Phineas Quimby[7]. 1846 marks the founding of it[12].

Why It Matters

New Thought draws 2,876 Wikipedia views per month (new_religious_movement category, ranking #13 of 57).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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