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What information is available about the Plainfield Christian Science Church?
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What’s the background on Christian Science and Easter observances?
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Is Christian Science related to Scientology?
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Who was William Curtis Coffman?
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What’s the background on the By-Law titled “Sudden Decease”?
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What was the Christian Science Series?
Learn about the little-known second periodical issued by The Christian Science Publishing Society.
Did Mary Baker Eddy ever revive Calvin Frye from death?
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Did Eddy require her students to preach without notes?
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What did Eddy say about Eastern thought systems?
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What do we know about the experiment of the Oxford students?
Read what our researchers have determined about this account mentioned in Science and Health.
Did Mary Baker Eddy ever discuss the Shakers?
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What is the background on “Watching versus Watching Out”?
Read about Mary Baker Eddy’s motivations for writing this 1905 article.
Does inclusion of books in Library collections imply endorsement?
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Did Eddy comment on her use of italics?
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