Born on May 20, 1898, Dr. Joseph Murphy was an Irish-born American author and New Thought minister. In his twenties, before being ordained as a priest, an experience with healing prayer led him to leave the Jesuits and move to the United States, where he became a pharmacist in New York City. Here, he attended the Church of the Healing Christ.
Dr. Murphy travelled to India and spent time with Indian sages, learning Hindu philosophy. In the mid-1940s, he moved to Los Angeles, where he met the Religious Science founder Ernest Holmes. He also taught at the Institute of Religious Science in Los Angeles. Some of his notable works include: Your Infinite Power to be Rich (1966), The Cosmic Power Within You (1968), The Healing Power of Love (1958), Stay Young Forever (1958), Wheels of Truth (1946), Supreme Mastery of Fear (1946), etc.