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Answers to questions our research team has received.
What are the origins of Christian Science Sunday School?
Read about events that took place over the course of almost 30 years.
Architects Behind the Buildings of the Christian Science Plaza
Several architects were involved in the design of the buildings on the Christian Science Plaza. The Original Edifice of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, was completed in December 1894. Franklin Welch of Malden, Massachusetts, was the architect with a little...
Mary Baker Eddy’s Vision of the Role of Her Church in the World
Featured below, an article written by Library researcher Mike Davis for theChristian Science Sentinel, "Church that Embodies the Healing Christ Today."
The Significance of the Manual of The Mother Church
To best answer this inquiry, we can point you toward an article in The Christian Science Journal that served as an introduction to a series of articles on theManual.
Article VIII, Section 15: “Church Organizations Ample” and Article VIII, Section 16, “Joining Another Society”
To best answer this inquiry, we can point you towards an article in The Christian Science Journal that discusses the balance between Christian Scientists' duties to the Church and their participation in other organizations.
Article X, Section 1: “No Unauthorized Debating”
To best answer this inquiry, we can point you toward an article in The Christian Science Journal that examines the origin of this provision and its historical context at the turn of the last century.
Article XXII: “Relation and Duties of Members to Pastor Emeritus”
To best answer this inquiry, we can point you toward an article in The Christian Science Journal that highlights sections of the Manual that speak to Eddy's continuing role in Christian Science.
The Significance of Mary Baker Eddy’s Carriage
To best answer this question, we can point you toward an article in The Christian Science Journal published during the Library's exhibition, Private Carriage, Public Journey.
The Origination of the Quote “Sculptors of Life are We.”
We are often asked about the poem Mary Baker Eddy quotes on page 7 in her sermon The People’s Idea of God. The poem was apparently first published in the periodical Missionary Herald in 1851 under the title “A Beautiful Thought,” at which time the byline appeared as...
The Development of the scientific statement of being
The question “What is the scientific statement of being?” is found in the chapter “Recapitulation” in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy (page 468 in current editions). This statement is also read as part of every Christian Science Sunday...
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 is the background of the Bible Lesson subjects?
Here’s what we know about the 26 topics and their arrangement.
What is the history of Christian Healing?
Here’s background on Mary Baker Eddy’s first publication following Science and Health.
Is The Mother Church’s finial a pineapple or a pine cone?
Read up on a question of debate that dates to the 1930s.
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