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Our Research Room is open Monday to Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. No appointment is needed during these hours.

Our Research Room is open Monday to Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. No appointment is needed during these hours.

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“A Worthy Disciple”

From the Papers

Learn what helped Mary Baker Eddy determine a student’s readiness for instruction in Christian Science.

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Did Mary Baker Eddy find mathematical terms helpful?

ask a researcher

Find out what she studied and see relevant examples from her writings.

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From the Vault: Mary Baker Eddy—writing without a room of her own

Podcast

Learn about Eddy’s experiences with housing insecurity during her earliest years of teaching and writing about Christian Science.

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Chapter 13: Mary Baker Eddy’s hymns, part 2

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HYMNAL: HISTORY, HERITAGE, HEALING

Find out the fascinating background on four of Eddy’s prominent poems that were set to music as hymns.

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Welcome to The Mary Baker Eddy Library

Since opening to the public in 2002, the Library has offered a place to explore the life, ideas, and achievements of Mary Baker Eddy, who discovered and founded Christian Science—a pioneer whose work touched the fields of religion, health, and journalism. 

The Library houses a rich and extensive collection of original materials that includes documents, art and historic artifacts, photographs, books, and audiovisuals that document the history of the church she founded, up to the present day. 

Explore this website to learn about the Library’s programs, podcasts, exhibits, and archives. Ask us your questions…and read about our research.

Video: “Mary Baker Eddy: A Life of Discovery”

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