Morgan – System of Christian Science by John L Morgan

Publisher’s Foreward

“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come.”

THIS saying, transcribed from a passage written by Victor Hugo, summarised the Preface of this book and also describes the impulsion behind this new edition.

A review of the book, published in a magazine in 1962, came to light recently and its immediate appeal led to a successful search for the book. The copy was read with increasing interest and because its timeless relevance was apparent, it began to be shared, resulting in requests for a reprint. A shortened version of that comprehensive review now serves to introduce this second printing.

“The publication of John L. Morgan’s book “The Science of Christianity” is most opportune. In its Preface the author states that in delivering the six lectures that comprise this book, the intention was to offer the universal truths of religious experience in the form of a rational Science …. The author has spent many years studying spiritual Science and has presented here a penetrating analysis, building up his points in a relentlessly logical manner, thereby compelling the reader to re-examine his own thinking. Coupled with this is an unusual breadth of outlook, of understanding and even of compassion, so that those of his readers whose thoughts may have ranged widely over other philosophies or religions will find that the statements put forward have taken cognizance of the fact that Truth is universal.

“The author states, . . . that he writes as a universalist or scientific Christian and not as a member of any organization.

“Whist the underlying purpose of this book is to relate science and religion in a truly Christian view of life, the reader is invited to re-examine some familiar topics. The first of these is the story of the seven days of creation from Genesis. The fundamental meanings concealed by the Bible scribes in the symbolism of the seven days are here clearly analyzed by the writer. .,. This may strike the reader with the sudden impact of a momentous discovery, or it may appear to be relatively insignificant. The truth is that the longer these days are studied in their effective correlations, the more overwhelmingly significant they become. .

 “This book gains greatly by preserving the impact of the spoken word. There is, however, no verbosity, but a tautness and closeness of analysis that challenges and absorbs the reader, who detects also marked sensitivity and a sense of humour. “John Morgan has written a book much needed by thinking people in the contemporary world. . .. It is a book to be read and referred to again and again. “E.L.W. A Principal Lecturer in a London Teachers’ Training College”.

E=mc2 is Einstein’s formula that in a few symbols describes a natural phenomenon of vast proportions. When understood, it was revolutionary.

This little book, with simple explanations and symbols, also provides a revolutionary glimpse of the scientific truth of our being. It cuts through those religious rituals which may have lost their significance and shows how and where to look for the key to spiritual understanding.

Publisher, Elmdon Publications, 2011