Published in 1884, this book is an early work in the New Thought movement, offering a philosophy on healing and the origin and treatment of disease that was inspired by the Transcendentalists. Evans details his belief that the body can be healed through the power of the mind and spirit. Readers interested in the history of alternative health ideas, and early ideas about the mind/body connection will find a wealth of material in this book. American writer WARREN FELT EVANS (1817-1889), a pioneer thinker in the early "New Age" philosophy of New Thought, also wrote Esoteric Christianity and Mental Therapeutics.