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Answers to questions our research team has received.
Did Eddy authorize the 89th edition of the Manual?
Here’s interesting background on the question and the answer.
How have Christian Scientists responded to natural disasters?
Find out what our collections have to say—the record is one of extensive activity.
Is there a recording of Eddy’s voice?
Find out what her feelings were on the subject.
Christian Science and a woman’s right to vote
Read what our Library collections have to say.
Was Eddy the “person” who followed the Graham system?
Here’s information on a question we’re often asked.
Did Eddy ever refer to Tesla?
See what we know about her exposure to the work of this inventor.
What were some ways The Mother Church responded to racial unrest in the 1960s?
Here’s some helpful information from our research.
How were the testimonies in “Fruitage” verified?
Read the account of how this process evolved.
What did Eddy write about Gnosticism?
Read excerpts that give insights.
What is the background on Eddy’s article “Contagion”?
Here’s some research that gives context.
What are considered the major editions of Science and Health?
Here’s information on what we feel are Eddy’s most significant updates to the book’s text.
What did Mary Baker Eddy say about mental health?
Read how she dealt with challenges to her own, and others’, emotional and social well-being.
What did Eddy say about weather and climate?
Read how she advised Christian Scientists to approach climatic conditions of various kinds, including their impact on physical well-being.
Have any Native Americans been Christian Scientists?
Learn about a number of examples that our research has revealed.
Does the Library have information on Max Kappeler?
Here’s background on a controversial figure whose teachings were based on interpretations of Christian Science.
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