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The Background to the Platform of Christian Science

Aug 29, 2014

The platform of Christian Science is found on pages 330-340 of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, and forms the basis for Normal class instruction—the course taught to train teachers of Christian Science. It was first mentioned in 1877, in the minutes of...

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What’s the “Tyrannical Law” Referred to in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures?

Aug 29, 2014

The passage in Science and Health states: "In 1880, Massachusetts put her foot on a proposed tyrannical law, restricting the practice of medicine."Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (Boston: The Writings of Mary Baker Eddy, 1906),...

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What is the historical background of “The People’s Idea of God”?

Aug 29, 2014

The People’s Idea of God began as a sermon preached by Mary Baker Eddy at the Hawthorne Rooms in Boston. In November 1879, the Church of Christ (Scientist) began to hold regular church services there on Sunday afternoons, and Eddy preached at most services. A weekly...

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The Question of “an exceptionally good investment”: Mary Baker Eddy and the Glover Gold Mining Company

Aug 1, 2014

Mary Baker Eddy’s only child was her son George W. Glover II (1844-1915), born a few months after the death of her first husband. Like many single mothers of her day, she did not possess the financial means to raise the boy, and before his seventh birthday the two were separated.

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What is the historical background of “Rudimental Divine Science”?

May 15, 2014

Rudiments and Rules of Divine Science was published in November 1887. Advertisements, such as the one appearing in the November 1887 issue of The Christian Science Journal, proclaimed that the booklet would answer "many questions in regard to the Science of Christian...

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