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Centers for Spiritual Living

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 5, 2026
Entity authorityQ5060061 ↗
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The Centers for Spiritual Living (CSL) is a spiritual philosophy promoting Religious Science that was founded by Ernest Holmes in 1926, with the publication of his book The Science of Mind. Before 2011, it was two organizations known as United Centers for Spiritual Living (formally, United Church of Religious Science) and International Centers for Spiritual Living (formally, Religious Science International).

History

Ernest Holmes and his brother Fenwicke learned about New Thought in Boston with Mary Baker Eddy, and later in Los Angeles were drawn to the belief in the power of the mind for healing and fulfillment of life. In 1926, Holmes's major work, The Science of Mind, was published, and in 1927 he founded the Institute of Religious Science and Philosophy in Los Angeles to teach his principles. After a growing number of the Institute's graduates established churches on teachings by Holmes, it was reorganized in 1949 as the Church of Religious Science. In the 1950s, it split into two organizations that were originally called the United Church of Religious Science and Religious Science International.

For many years, the United Church of Religious Science maintained its headquarters in Los Angeles, California, while Religious Science International was headquartered in Spokane, Washington. In 2006, UCRS moved its headquarters to Golden, Colorado. After the 2011 integration (see below), the Golden location became the home office for the new Centers for Spiritual Living.

For over 80 years, the organization has published the monthly magazine Science of Mind.

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