Norman Vincent Peale was born in 1898 in the town of Bowersville, Ohio, son of a physician who also became a Methodist minister. Another Ohioan named William McKinley was president, wrapping up the ...

President Donald Trump was raised under the influence of the Rev. Norman Vincent Peale, who coined the famous doctrine of “the power of positive thinking.” “I know that with God’s help,” Peale once ...

Can you just think your way to success and prosperity? Yes, you can, if you believe Norman Vincent Peale, an American clergyman who wrote a bestselling self-help book that revolutionised how Americans ...

Mitch Horowitz is the author of “Occult America” and “One Simple Idea,” a history of the positive-thinking movement. On a fall morning in 1960, the Rev. Norman Vincent Peale stood before his ...

When President Trump said, "Don't be afraid of COVID," you could hear the influence of one of his heroes, Norman Vincent Peale, author of "The Power Of Positive Thinking." A minister who died in 1993, ...

(RNS) — His vision is echoed in the mystical certainties of figures like Oprah Winfrey. Even the Trump presidency is confirmation that our country is now Peale’s America. (RNS) — If Americans ever ...

This column reflects the opinions its author, Sarah Hudson Pierce. About the time we feel like throwing up our hands or going off the deep end, we need to think about some of our heroes. One such ...

Regarding "Peale taught Trump to 'think positive'" (Page F4, Sunday), psychologically, there is much to be said about having a positive mindset. Many recent studies have shown that a positive (and ...