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Highlights from our collections and exhibits, staff blogs, and insights on the history of the Christian Science movement.
From the Papers: “To prove the ‘Truth’ you had taught us”
Read the first letters to Mary Baker Eddy from Laura Sargent.
From the Papers: The author’s voice
See how different documents contain similar word choices.
From the Collections: A small book notes a big story
Read about early efforts to organize the Christian Science movement.
From the Papers: A letter from a healer
Read the first communication to Eddy from a devoted early worker in Christian Science.
From the Papers: Easter season
Read how Mary Baker Eddy preached on the subject in 1885.
From the Collections: Mandela visits the Monitor
See archival photographs sparking memories from 1990.
From the Papers: Encouragement in healing
Read an exchange in which Eddy mentors one of her students.
From the Papers: North Bennet Street School letter
Learn about this institution’s early interest in Science and Health.
From the Papers: “For unto us a child is born …”
Read annotated documents related to an 1888 Christmas sermon.
From the Collections: Charles Gratke reports
on the rise of Hitler
Read about a journalist’s struggles in covering pre-World War II Germany.
From the Papers: “Our new field of work”
Read how two new students of Eddy began their careers as healers.
From the Collections: Mary Baker Eddy’s interview with Arthur Brisbane
Read about a victory over false news reporting in 1907.
From the Papers: “Christmas offerings”
Read correspondence between Eddy and one of her students, on the subject of holiday gifts.
From the Papers: Social reform and Christian Science
Meet a New York State missionary who corresponded with Mary Baker Eddy.
From the Papers: Teaching on the frontier
Glimpse what it took to grow the early Christian Science movement in the young state of Nebraska.