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Was Eddy familiar with the Qur’an?
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What did Eddy say about theosophy?
Read some of the ways these teachings differ markedly from Christian Science.
Does the Library answer questions on genealogy?
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How did The Mother Church respond to the 9/11 attacks?
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Is Eddy’s “course in Divinity” accessible?
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How do I donate items to the Library?
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How did Eddy refer to “hygiene”?
Read what the term ‘hygiene’ signified to Mary Baker Eddy and see how she used it in her writings on Christian Science.
Did the Monitor report on the 1921 Tulsa massacre?
Check out some significant and informative coverage from a century ago by The Christian Science Monitor.
Are books about Eddy searchable online?
See how you can research some volumes electronically.
Does The Secret Garden have connections with Christian Science?
Find out how this famous work of Frances Hodgson Burnett does and doesn’t relate.
Was there ever a picture of Eddy in Science and Health?
Here’s background on several images that appeared in the book.
Did Eddy heal an Australian across the miles?
Find out what our research has concluded.
Did Mary Baker Eddy say it? “When I established The Christian Science Monitor…”
Find out why the authenticity of this statement is in question.
Was there ever a phone in Eddy’s tomb?
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