Divine Science is the study and the practice of the Truth of Being. The Divine Scientist is one who opens his consciousness to God, so that the Will of God, which is always Good, can manifest Itself in the life of that individual.

Divine Science is a system of beliefs--beliefs that may seem new and different--but certainly are not. In fact, Jesus taught these truths to his followers. He said, "I and my Father are one." Here he proclaimed God's Omnipresence.

Paul stressed this same truth when he said, "One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."

One of Paul's followers, Dionysius, an Athenian convert, defined divine science as early as 50 A. D., when he wrote, "All things have as their foundation the divine goodness. That goodness maintains them, and nourishes them with its abundance. To all created things it is given to manifest God's goodness. Divine science reveals itself to all creatures, according to their needs and the level of their understanding, so that they are helped to remain true to their original nature. The subject matter of divine science is vast, yet minute, combining both breadth and intricacy."

GOD IS ALL both INVISIBLE and VISIBLE;
ONE PRESENCE, KNOWLEDGE, and POWER IS ALL.
GOD IS SPIRIT, MIND, FIRST CAUSE, FATHER, PRINCIPLE--the SOURCE OF ALL.
GOD IS the LIFE and SUBSTANCE of HIS UNIVERSE.
GOD and GOD-IN-ACTION IS ALL THERE REALLY IS.
GOD IS EVERYWHERE; therefore, GOD IS HERE.
WHAT GOD IS, IS EVERYWHERE, therefore, WHAT GOD IS, IS HERE.
HEALTH, JOY, LOVE, WISDOM, SUPPLY and POWER ARE HERE.
WHATEVER GOD IS, IS HERE.
This REALIZATION IS MY CERTAINTY OF GOOD.

Emmet Fox, a world-renowned author, lecturer, and teacher and a Divine Scientist, once referred to Divine Science as Primitive Christianity. By this, he meant that we seek to keep alive the basic beliefs that supported the early Christians. Just as Jesus expressed freedom and mastery by consciously and continually identifying himself with God, a Higher Power, so we experience greater freedom and mastery when we see the "Christedness" in ourselves and in others.

We accept the Bible as a spiritual book that reveals man's search for God's true nature. We recognize that it contains the wisdom of the ages. The Bible, when spiritually understood, enables us to make God's Omnipresence our foundation for living, just as it was the foundation upon which Jesus stood and accomplished all his good works.

The PRACTICE of the PRESENCE OF GOD is the WHOLE OF DIVINE SCIENCE.
---Nona L. Brooks

Divine Science, as a religion, is as old as the efforts of mankind to establish a relationship with its Source. As a teaching, Divine Science is as old as Primitive Christianity. As an organization, Divine Science has celebrated its centennial plus. Therefore, it is not new in the sense of a passing fancy or fad. But in the experience of each individual, Divine Science is ever new--as insight and comprehension increase through intuition and revelation on the path to a realization of the Omni-presence.

The OMNIPRESENT NATURE of GOD is beautifully expressed in the words of Tennyson who wrote, "Closer is he than breathing, nearer than hands and feet."

The basic meaning of the word, religion, is "to bind back to God." Religion is the soul finding its way back to God--its Source. Seneca of old said, "God is near you, within you. A Holy Spirit dwells within us." And, in the Bible, I Corinthians 3:16, Paul states, "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" As a religion, Divine Science helps us become aware that GOD IS, and that GOD IS A PRESENCE TO KNOW and TO FEEL, right where we are. Divine Science, as a religion, is not static, but rather a continual discovery of what God is and of what we are as children and expressions of God. Through our religion we find our way back to our oneness with God and God's Infinite Wisdom and Power in our midst.