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Oct 4, 2021

Do you have a question about a family member or someone else related to the Christian Science movement or its history?

Aug 31, 2021

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Aug 3, 2021

See what we’ve learned from people who were close to Mary Baker Eddy.

Jul 19, 2021

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Jun 30, 2021

Read what the term ‘hygiene’ signified to Mary Baker Eddy and see how she used it in her writings on Christian Science.

Jun 17, 2021

Check out some significant and informative coverage from a century ago by The Christian Science Monitor.

Jun 7, 2021

See how you can research some volumes electronically.

May 17, 2021

Find out how this famous work of Frances Hodgson Burnett does and doesn’t relate.

Apr 26, 2021

Learn how she responded to public concerns on these issues.

Apr 16, 2021

See how you can access publications dating back to 1883.

Feb 5, 2024

Find out the distinction between these two different religions.

Jan 22, 2024

Learn about his accomplishments, including his claims about anecdotes concerning Mary Baker Eddy.

Jan 8, 2024

Find out what prompted Mary Baker Eddy to include this guidance in the Church Manual.

Dec 4, 2023

Learn about the little-known second periodical issued by The Christian Science Publishing Society.

Nov 21, 2023

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