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What’s the background of the trial allegory in Science and Health?
Read what we know about the 13-page scene that Mary Baker Eddy described as “A mental court case.”
Did Eddy ask students to pray for themselves each day?
Find out about instances where she made this particular request.
What is “the legend of the shield”?
Learn what we know about a parable, dating to the 1700s, that Mary Baker Eddy references in Science and Health.
When did Eddy first refer to God as “Father-Mother”?
Take a look at the term’s earliest use in her writings and Christian Science periodicals.
When did Mary Baker Eddy discover Christian Science?
See how successive editions of the Christian Science textbook described this event.
How did Christian Scientists respond to the 1917 Halifax disaster?
Learn how The Mother Church helped the city of Boston to send timely aid—and how members in many other places contributed to the effort.
Did Mary Baker Eddy find mathematical terms helpful?
Find out what she studied and see relevant examples from her writings.
Who were the “apostle” and the “classic poet”?
Learn who Mary Baker Eddy was referring to in Science and Health.
What’s the background on Eddy’s references to “the emigrant”?
Learn the context for statements she made in Science and Health.
What titles did Eddy consider for the Christian Science textbook?
Read in her own words how the name was ultimately chosen.
What’s the background of the trial allegory in Science and Health?
Read what we know about the 13-page scene that Mary Baker Eddy described as “A mental court case.”
Did Eddy ask students to pray for themselves each day?
Find out about instances where she made this particular request.
What is “the legend of the shield”?
Learn what we know about a parable, dating to the 1700s, that Mary Baker Eddy references in Science and Health.
When did Eddy first refer to God as “Father-Mother”?
Take a look at the term’s earliest use in her writings and Christian Science periodicals.
When did Mary Baker Eddy discover Christian Science?
See how successive editions of the Christian Science textbook described this event.