Ernest Holmes founded the Religious Science movement, also known as Science of Mind, in 1926. It is a religious and philosophical movement within New Thought. The term "Science of Mind" refers to the teachings, while "Religious Science" refers to the organizations. However, these terms are often used interchangeably by followers.
The movement was established with the publishing of Holmes' book, The Science of Mind, in which he described Religious Science as a combination of scientific laws, philosophical beliefs, and religious revelations applied to human needs and aspirations. He emphasized that RS/SOM does not rely on any established authority or beliefs, but instead focuses on what it can achieve for its practitioners. Today, the main denominations promoting Religious Science are the International Centers for Spiritual Living, the United Centers for Spiritual Living (which merged into the Centers for Spiritual Living in 2011), and Global Religious Science Ministries.
Initially, Holmes intended for RS/SOM to be a teaching institution rather than a church. Therefore, many member "churches" refer to themselves as "centers" in accordance with this ideology.
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