Home›Sources›New Thought (Encyclopaedia Britannica)SourcesNew Thought (Encyclopaedia Britannica)Encyclopaedia BritannicaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "New Thought (Encyclopaedia Britannica)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/britannica-new-thought.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). New Thought (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/britannica-new-thoughtCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-new-thought-encyclopaedia-britannica, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {New Thought (Encyclopaedia Britannica)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/britannica-new-thought}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXEncyclopaedia Britannica's reference entry on New Thought, the American mind healing movement that produced the law of attraction.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (33 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2An Encyclopaedia Britannica reference entry, edited by Britannica's own editorial staff rather than a single named academic specialist with a full scholarly apparatus; a reputable general encyclopedia rather than peer reviewed scholarship, hence the middle tier.NotesWell-attestedA general reference encyclopedia with editorial staff and a long institutional record. Reliable for New Thought's nineteenth century origins, influences and core teaching.CitationAuthorWell-attestedThe Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Publication YearWell-attested2026URLWell-attestedhttps://www.britannica.com/event/New-ThoughtSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceClaims Backed By This Source (33 claims)This source backs 33 claims across the atlas. As facts: 23 well-attested. As cited relationships: 5 connected. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 25 claims: 15 well-attested, 5 connected, 5 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Well-attested23ArticlesA New Thought Idea in Modern PackagingA Presence Within, Not a Ruler ApartAlready Good in Essential NatureMind as Cause, Not Just InterpreterStandard Teaching Across a MovementSourcesNew Thought (Encyclopaedia Britannica)Connected5ArticlesA New Thought Idea in Modern PackagingA Presence Within, Not a Ruler ApartAlready Good in Essential NatureMind as Cause, Not Just InterpreterStandard Teaching Across a MovementGeneral References5ArticlesA New Thought Idea in Modern PackagingA Presence Within, Not a Ruler ApartAlready Good in Essential NatureMind as Cause, Not Just InterpreterStandard Teaching Across a MovementComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year