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Did Joseph Armstrong heal people of smallpox?
Here is background that suggests he did.
Did Eddy use Webster’s 1828 dictionary?
The answer is somewhat nuanced.
Did Eddy regularly read a hymn at bedtime?
Here’s information that suggests she did.
How did Christian Scientists respond to the 1918–1919 Spanish flu?
Here is information from a variety of sources.
What is the origin of the Explanatory Note found in the Christian Science Quarterly?
See how this text evolved to what is currently read.
What did Eddy say about reading the words to her hymns?
Here’s some background on this frequently asked question.
Have changes been made to Science and Health since 1910?
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Did Eddy ask that one of her hymns be sung weekly?
Read the latest research on this frequently asked question.
Did Eddy provide guidance on benedictions?
See her comments on this aspect of the Sunday Church service.
Did Churchill ever ask British Christian Scientists to pray?
Find out about these wartime requests.
What was Mary Baker Eddy’s approach to dentistry?
Learn how the early history of Christian Science included various interactions with dentists and their practices.
What are considered the major editions of Science and Health?
Here’s information on what we feel are Eddy’s most significant updates to the book’s text.
What did Mary Baker Eddy say about mental health?
Read how she dealt with challenges to her own, and others’, emotional and social well-being.
What did Eddy say about weather and climate?
Read how she advised Christian Scientists to approach climatic conditions of various kinds, including their impact on physical well-being.
Have any Native Americans been Christian Scientists?
Learn about a number of examples that our research has revealed.