Ask a Researcher
Answers to questions our research team has received.
What is the background to the chapter titled “Fruitage” in “Science and Health”?
This section contains testimonials from 84 readers of the book.
Did Mary Baker Eddy treat Sunday like any other day?
The answer is yes … and no.
Can you give some background on the Ark Edition of “Science and Health”?
It was an early revision of the Christian Science textbook.
Have Christian Science churches ever had choirs?
The answer is yes. Here’s the story.
Did Mary Baker Eddy ever play any sports or games?
Even a religious leader likes to play games sometimes.
What was Eddy’s Approach to Business?
Mary Baker Eddy’s business acumen just might surprise you.
In Reference to References
What did Mary Baker Eddy quote most frequently in the Bible?
What was Mary Baker Eddy’s approach to dentistry?
The early history of Christian Science included various interaction with dentists and their practices.
Mary Baker Eddy and Exegesis
Critical analysis of the Bible profoundly shaped Mary Baker Eddy’s major work, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.”
What is the background of the name “Church of Christ, Scientist”?
Mary Baker Eddy devoted much time and attention to naming the Church she founded.
Did Mary Baker Eddy write it? “Prayer for oneself”
Here’s what we know about this statement.
Is The Mother Church’s finial a pineapple or a pine cone?
Read up on a question of debate that dates to the 1930s.
Did Mary Baker Eddy write it? “Inasmuch as I am God’s child…”
Here’s the answer to a frequently asked question.
Was there a chapter in Science and Health titled “Imposition and Demonstration”?
Find out about this name and how it evolved.
Did Eddy read the works of Swedenborg?
Read about her exposure to the Lutheran theologian’s ideas.
