Eric Butterworth
Popular "Unity" Minister and Author
Eric Butterworth (1916-2003) was among the leading spokespersons in modern times on "practical mysticism." Eric was considered a legend and spiritual icon in the Unity movement. The author of 16 best-selling books on metaphysical spirituality, a gifted theologian, philosopher, and lecturer, and for over 50 years a teacher of "practical Christianity," helping thousands of people to help themselves to a more abundant life by the study and application of Truth.
He possessed a unique ability to render the most complex metaphysical teachings in simple sound bytes of awareness. He mastered the art of the brief "essayette," of which he has written thousands and is often described as "The twentieth century Emerson."
Born in Winnipeg, Canada in 1916, Eric attended Fresno State University and Capital University in Ohio, where he studied music. He began training for the ministry at Unity Village in Missouri during WWII. He left to join the army and as a lieutenant in the Medical Corps, trained medical personnel and also served as chaplain and counselor. After the war, he returned to his ministerial studies and graduated from Unity Ministerial School.
In 1945, he became assistant minister of the Unity Temple in Kansas City, and two years later was pastor of a Unity congregation in Rockford, Ill. He then was a minister in Pittsburgh and Detroit, drawing 2,000 people to weekly services. He then moved to New York, where he did daily radio broadcasts in addition to his weekly lectures.
In 1961, Eric began his ministry in New York City. He lectured every Sunday at Carnegie Hall, then Town Hall, and since 1976, Avery Fisher Hall, where the weekly attendance grew to several thousand.
To his large and varied audience, Mr. Butterworth was perhaps best known for his pithy, encouraging aphorisms. A standard: ''Attitudes are the forerunners of conditions.''His devotees include people from all walks and stations of life, all of whom state that his teachings helped to change their lives. Eric was the first Unity minister to appear on Oprah , and speaking about his book Discover the Power Within You she said, "This book changed my perspective on life and religion. Eric Butterworth teaches that God isn't "up there." He exists inside each one of us, and it's up to us to seek the divine within."
Life Is For Living eBook by Eric Butterworth
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Life Is For Loving eBook by Eric Butterworth
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