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Highlights from our collections and exhibits, staff blogs, and insights on the history of the Christian Science movement.
Voices of a Global Movement: The building of the Oconto church
Photograph of lumberjacks in Wisconsin, c. 1890s, Courtesy of Chippewa Valley Museum. Along the northwest shore of Lake Michigan, the small town of Oconto, Wisconsin, became a focal point in the history of Christian Science. About 2,600 people resided...
Voices of a Global Movement: On the grow in Nairobi
Find out how Christian Science expanded in the Kenyan capital and beyond.
Voices of a Global Movement: “To my great joy I found a Christian Science chaplain….”
Meet one of the first Christian Science chaplains, who served in the war a century ago.
Voices of a Global Movement: “We can feel safe even amid bursting shells”
Explore the rich history of Christian Science in Latvia.
3 ways we’re sharing Mary Baker Eddy’s legacy
Our Papers project offers access to Eddy’s letters from anywhere.
Bibles on the web
Read how we published an online catalog of many Bibles in our collections.
“When we make up our minds to build a church, we do it”
Read how Christian Scientists in the Philippines triumphed in the face of wartime devastation.
Voices of a global movement: “wonderful deliverances”
A look at how Christian Scientists responded to the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
A great experience
Interacting with us on the web — what are all the possibilities?
A new exhibit is born
A window on the development of “Fervent Hearts, Willing Hands.”
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.