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Answers to questions our research team has received.
What was Eddy’s Approach to Business?
Mary Baker Eddy’s business acumen just might surprise you.
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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.
What do the titles C.S., C.S.B., and C.S.D. signify?
Learn about designations in the practice and teaching of Christian Science.
What prompted the Church By-Law about illegal adoption?
Here’s the story leading up to Mary Baker Eddy’s instruction on illegal adoption in the “Manual of The Mother Church.”
What’s behind the marginal headings in Science and Health?
Mary Baker Eddy first considered using marginal headings in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures in 1889, and the 50th edition of the book (published in 1891) was the first to contain them.
How did the term “The Mother Church” come about?
The first documented use of this term is found in notes from March 5, 1889, taken by Joshua Bailey during one of Mary Baker Eddy’s classes in Christian Science healing.
Did Mary Baker Eddy care about the environment?
Even though Eddy doesn’t fit her era’s image of an environmentalist, she still cared deeply for the environment. She loved animals and nature, and believed that the beauty of the natural world was a reflection of the beauty and majesty of God.
What is the background of the Bible Lesson subjects?
Here’s what we know about the 26 topics and their arrangement.
Did Mary Baker Eddy write it? “Letter to a Business Man”
Here’s what we know about this document.
The authorship of “Letter to a Reader”
Have you ever encountered this letter?
Did Mary Baker Eddy write it? “My income is Life…”
Find out about the authenticity of this text.
What is the history of Christian Healing?
Here’s background on Mary Baker Eddy’s first publication following Science and Health.
