Editing Affirmative prayer (section)

=== Jewish Science ===
{{Main|Jewish Science}}
In the early 1900s, some in the American Jewish community were attracted to the teachings of [[Christian Science]] and the [[New Thought Movement]], by the 1920s they were referring to their study by the term ''[[Jewish Science]]''.  A major figure in this movement was [[Morris Lichtenstein]] who together with his wife [[Tehilla Lichtenstein]], published the ''Jewish Science Interpreter'', a periodical featuring much of his own writing.  Lichtenstein found affirmative prayer to be particularly useful because he believed that it provided the personal benefits of prayer without requiring the belief in a supernatural God who could suspend the laws of nature.<ref name= Umansky>{{cite book |title=From Christian Science to Jewish Science: Spiritual Healing and American Jews |first= Ellen M. |last=Umansky |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2005 |page=104 |isbn=0-19-504400-2}}</ref> Lichtenstein considered that affirmative prayer is a method that can access inner power that could be considered divine, but not supernatural. He taught that the origins of affirmative prayer can be found in the [[Old Testament]] book of [[Psalms]], and that affirmations or affirmative prayer are best offered in silence.<ref name= Umansky/>