The International New Thought Alliance (INTA) is an umbrella organization for New Thought adherents "dedicated to serving the New Thought Movement’s various branches, organizations and individuals".International New Thought Alliance website
accessed May 2008.

History

The antecedents of the International New Thought Alliance date back to an 1899

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convention of the Metaphysical Club, one of the first New Thought organizations, formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1895 by, among others, L. B. Macdonald, J. W. Lindy and Frederick Reed. The first public lecture sponsored by the club was an address by

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. This convention led to the founding of the International Metaphysical League the following year. This League held the "International New Thought Convention" in Chicago in 1903, which was followed by similar conventions in 1906 and 1907. In 1908, the organization was renamed the "National New Thought Alliance". This organization held national conventions annually through 1914. The first international convention, held in

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June 21–26, 1914, saw the renaming and re-organizing of the National New Thought Alliance into the International New Thought Alliance. The ''New Thought Bulletin'' was the newsletter for the organization.Harley, p. 98. The Panama-Pacific International Exposition held a New Thought Day on August 28, 1915. The following day opened the First International New Thought Congress, held until September 5. The first International New Thought Alliance Annual World Congress was held here, with a variety of New Thought luminaries leading the organization, such as James A. Edgerton, Annie Rix Militz,

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, and many others. Throughout its history, other New Thought notables such as

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, Horatio W. Dresser,

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, Edgar L. Larkin,

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, and

Elizabeth Towne Elizabeth Jones Towne (May 11, 1865 – June 1, 1960) was an influential writer, editor, and publisher in the New Thought and self-help movements. Early life Elizabeth Jones was born in Oregon, the daughter of John Halsey Jones. She first marri ...

were involved in the INTA. The organization continues to conduct its Annual World Congress, publishes '' New Thought magazine'', and asserts that it houses the largest New Thought Archives known.

Past presidents

* W.W. Atkinson *

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* Charles Brodie Patterson * Annie Rix Militz * Rev. Dr. Blaine C. Mays * Rev. Larry Swartz * Current President ― Rev. Dr. Timothy Stewart

Notes

References

* (1919) ''A History of the New Thought Movement'', Thomas Y. Crowell. Available online a

* (2002) ''Emma Curtis Hopkins: Forgotten Founder of New Thought'' Syracuse University Press, . * (1995) ''America's Alternative Religions'', State University of New York Press, . * (2001) ''Each Mind a Kingdom: American Women, Sexual Purity, and the New Thought Movement, 1875-1920'', University of California Press, . * (2003) ''New Thought: A Practical American Spirituality'', 1st Books, .

External links

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INTA New Thought History Chart
{{Authority control New Thought organizations Organizations established in 1899

History

Past presidents

See also

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