At the height of what was known as the New Thought Movement, the great thinker, writer and leader Ernest Holmes published his The Science of Mind, which details the tenets of the spiritual movement which he founded—Religious Science. Holmes was a popular speaker in his time, filling auditoriums with listeners eager to learn his methods for forging a new relationship with the Christian God. He covers the basics in The Science of Mind, along with applicable habits like meditation and prayer, in order to put readers in touch with their God and on a healing path.