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What’s the history of asking for “testimonies by Christian Scientists” at Thanksgiving services?

Nov 21, 2014

An answer to why testimonies for the Thanksgiving service specify “by members of the congregation.”

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When did the profession of Christian Science practitioner begin?

Nov 6, 2014

Those engaged in the full-time practice of Christian Science healing can be found in the first issue of the Journal in 1883. However, even before then, in 1877…

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Does Mary Baker Eddy ever make a statement comparing personal and impersonal love?

Oct 30, 2014

This statement appears in the reminiscence of Emma Shipman: After she had talked about the great need of love in everything we do, a pupil asked, ‘Do you mean love of person?’ Mrs. Eddy replied, in substance, ‘No, I mean love of good.’ Then she was asked, ‘How shall...

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Did Mary Baker Eddy free her first husband’s slaves?

Oct 23, 2014

This is a difficult question to answer…

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What is the history of Christian Science in Nigeria?

Oct 10, 2014

This was research question we received. Here’s what we found: The first informal group of Christian Scientists was not formed in Nigeria until 1946…

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