Featured articles
Highlights from our collections and exhibits, staff blogs, and insights on the history of the Christian Science movement.
Early stories of Christian Science in Michigan
Discover how seeds of inspiration and resolve grew into a healing force for Midwesterners attracted to a growing religion.
The 1953–1958 Archbishops’ Commission on Divine Healing and the Christian Science response
Learn how Christian Scientists participated in a significant study by the Church of England on healing through prayer.
Review: An Annotated Bibliography of Academic and Other Literature on Christian Science
Read why this resource has the potential to revolutionize scholarly inquiry into Christian Science and its history.
Book review: A New Christian Identity
Read why this book breaks new ground for many scholars of American religious studies.
The work of Jean McDonald: an appreciation
Thirty-five years after the publication of “Mary Baker Eddy and the Nineteenth-Century Public Woman: A Feminist Reappraisal,” guest author Amy Voorhees examines the article’s impact and significance.
The Library’s role in a new design
See how we’re part of a new first-floor experience in the Christian Science Publishing House.
The history of Christian Science in Germany: 1881 to 1896
Read Part One of this fascinating—and multifaceted—story.
A year to be grateful for
Here’s how the Library has been adapting to changing workplace demands.
With the Program: Mary Baker Eddy and American Bible Culture
Learn about Bible publishing that embraced the common man and woman.
Voices of a Global Movement: Speaking the Language
Learn about the development of Christian Science in Brazil.
The Concord story
Explore the evolution of a software program that has transformed the way people can study Christian Science.
Rediscovering The Years of Discovery
Explore a second edition, designed for twenty-first century readers and researchers.
Gillian Gill’s Mary Baker Eddy: A 25th anniversary appreciation
Learn why this 1998 book remains significant for scholars and the public alike.
Why did Mary Baker Eddy disband her church in 1889?
Read about a particularly pivotal year in the history of the Christian Science movement.
Women of History: Jeannie Dove
Read this untold story of the first Black teacher of Christian Science in Africa, who helped establish the religion in Ghana.