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How have Christian Scientists responded to natural disasters?

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Find out what our collections have to say—the record is one of extensive activity.

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Christian Science and women innovators

PODCAST — July 2025

From business franchising to the Hoover Dam, discover the spiritual foundations of the women responsible for designing them.

Collage image description: Large, main image shows a cropped view of the cover of sheet music for "Feed My Sheep" by Mary Baker Eddy. The font is florid, with a decorative border that incorporates a shepherd's crook into the design. Other smaller collage photos include: a photo of series author Dr. Robert Rockabrand, and a stack of various editions of the 1932 Christian Science Hymnal.

Chapter 12: Mary Baker Eddy’s hymns, part 1

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HYMNAL: HISTORY, HERITAGE, HEALING

Read how Eddy's deep love of verse led to the earliest musical settings of seven poems—“the epitome of (her) poetic output.”

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Christian Science Monitor Youth Forums

from the collections

Learn about these organizations and their efforts to provide constructive engagement for young people.

Collage: Images of Mary Baker Eddy and Leo Tolstoy, and a letter he wrote her.

Leo Tolstoy and Mary Baker Eddy

From the Papers

Find out what these two notable figures knew about each other.

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.

Welcome to The Mary Baker Eddy Library

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