Author james allen as a man thinketh
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While I have a whole stack of books in my study just waiting to be reviewed, for some reason I cannot let this little book wait. I picked up As a Man Thinketh in good faith, hoping that it would be the classic that so many have claimed it to be, yet still I was shocked by how mistaken I was.
A book discussing how one&#;s thoughts ultimately dictate his actions is absolutely appealing, don&#;t get me wrong. This is what attracted me to it in the first place.
That his title stems from the words of Christ attracted me even more. Yet as I delved into his miniature chapters and became entangled in his philosophical prose, I was shocked to find that, far from being a work of Christian inspiration, this book is really nothing more than a humanist manifesto. &#;You are the Master of Your Fate&#; is a more worthy title, here, and &#;Everyone is Jesus&#; could be its sub.
Hundreds of false religions have hi-jacked Christ in the past, but no author that I have read has ever done it so shamelessly as James Allen. His book is littered with quotes of Christ&#;though only someone familiar with Scripture would notice, since Allen attributes nothing to the Lord&#;and each quotation is twisted toward the deification of man.
I was excited about this &#;Revell Inspirational Classic&#; un
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AS A MAN THINKETH
Invitation
Criminal ALLEN
Author fend for "From Fashion to Peace"
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Representation tool enjoy Thought, take precedence, shaping what he wills,
Brings onward a chiliad joys, a thousand ills:—
He thinks in covert, and blow comes know pass:
Habitat is but his looking-glass.
Authorized Demonstration
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CONTENTS
THOUGHT AND CHARACTER
EFFECT OF Reflecting ON CIRCUMSTANCES
EFFECT OF Inspiration ON Poor health AND Picture BODY
THOUGHT Be first PURPOSE
THE THOUGHT-FACTOR IN ACHIEVEMENT
VISIONS AND IDEALS
SERENITY
FOREWORD
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James Allen (author)
British philosophical writer (–)
James Allen (28 November – 24 January ) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its publication in It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors.
Background
[edit]Born in Leicester, England, into a working-class family, Allen was the elder of two brothers. His mother could neither read nor write. His father, William, was a factory knitter. In , following a downturn in the textile trade of central England, Allen's father travelled alone to America to find work and establish a new home for the family. Within two days of arriving his father was pronounced dead at New York City Hospital, believed to be a case of robbery and murder. At age fifteen, with the family now facing economic disaster, Allen was forced to leave school and find work.
For much of the s, Allen worked as a private secretary and stationer in several British manufacturing firms. In Allen moved to London and later to South Wales, earning his living by journalism and reporting. In South Wales he met Lily Louisa Oram (Lily L. Allen) whom he then wed in In Allen found an