Editing Religious Science (section)

{{Short description|Religious movement established in 1926}}
{{For|the science of religion|Religious studies}}
{{redirect|Science of Mind|the magazine published by the Centers for Spiritual Living|Science of Mind (magazine)}}
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{{Infobox Christian denomination
|name = Science of Mind
|image = USVA headstone emb-25.svg
|alt = Religious Science teaching symbol
|caption = Religious Science teaching symbol
|scripture = ''Bible''<br>''[[The Science of Mind]]''
|type = Christian-inspired New Religious Movement 
|main_classification = Religious Science
|orientation = [[New Thought]] 
|founder = [[Ernest Holmes]]
|founded_date = 1927
|founded_place = Los Angeles, California
|separated_from = 
|branched_from = 
|merger = 
|separations =
|associations = [[Religious Science International]], [[United Centers for Spiritual Living]], [[Affiliated New Thought Network]], [[International New Thought Alliance]]
|congregations = 400
|members = 
|website = [https://csl.org/ Centers for Spiritual Living]
}}

The '''Religious Science''' movement, or '''Science of Mind''', was established in 1926 by [[Ernest Holmes]] and is a [[Spirituality|spiritual]], philosophical and [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] spiritual movement within the [[New Thought]] movement.  In general, the term "Science of Mind" applies to the teachings, while the term "Religious Science" applies to the organizations. Adherents often use the terms interchangeably. 

The movement was established with the 1926 publication of ''[[The Science of Mind]]'', in which Holmes stated "Religious Science is a correlation of laws of science, opinions of philosophy, and revelations of religion applied to human needs and the aspirations of man."  He also stated that Religious Science/Science of Mind (RS/SOM) is not based on any "authority" of established beliefs, but rather on "what it can accomplish" for the people who practice it.{{sfn|Vahle|1993|page=7}} 

The [[Religious Science International|International Centers for Spiritual Living]], the [[United Centers for Spiritual Living]] (which combined into the Centers for Spiritual Living in 2011) and [[Global Religious Science Ministries]] are currently the main denominations promoting Religious Science.