Ask a Researcher
Answers to questions our research team has received.
The Use of Bible Reference Books by Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy was deeply interested in Bible research and consulted numerous reference works on the Scriptures—here are some references she used.
Bible Translations Used by Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy quoted several Bible translations in her published works. She was also deeply interested in scriptural research and consulted numerous reference works on the Bible. See below for a list of the translations that she quotes, as well as books that were in...
The Christian Science Monitor in early photographs
Mary Baker Eddy founded “The Christian Science Monitor” in 1908 with the objective “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind.”
Did Eddy read the works of Swedenborg?
Read about her exposure to the Lutheran theologian’s ideas.
Why did Mary Baker Eddy start The Christian Science Journal?
Find out what led to publication of the first issue in 1883.
Did Mary Baker Eddy and Booker T. Washington ever meet?
Find out about Washington’s engagement with Christian Science.
“How may I best study ‘Science and Health’?”
Read one of Mary Baker Eddy’s responses to this question.
Did Mary Baker Eddy ever mention Hugo or Tolstoy?
She communicated with one of the authors on several occasions.