Phineas Quimby (February 16, 1802 - January 16, 1866) pioneered the theological ideas that led to the development of the New Thought Movement and according to some, though disavowed by its adherents, Christian Science. Quimby, a clock maker from Maine, developed certain ideas about the ability for people to heal their diseases through the mind and mental transference. This belief in healing derived from a theology of a loving God and a deeper spiritual reality that was more real than that of the natural world. He began teaching his views to others; Mary Baker Eddy, who later founded Christian Science, associated with him for a time, as well as others who eventually inspired the New Thought Movement.

See also

• Philosophical Idealism

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Phineas Parkshurst Quimby