From the Mary Baker Eddy Papers
Articles highlighting our ongoing effort to annotate and digitally publish Eddy’s correspondence, sermons, and other manuscript materials.
From the Papers: Pastoral care
Learn how the clergy was looking at Christian Science in 1885.
From the Papers: How our glossary of terms can help you
Check out these tips to get the most from Eddy’s annotated correspondence.
From the Papers: Printed form letters
See how Mary Baker Eddy efficiently answered hundreds of annual inquiries.
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 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 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 Papers: Correspondence with Ira and Flavia Knapp
Glimpse how two accomplished early Christian Scientists began to practice healing.
From the Papers: 1884 church business report
Read how the early church was adding members and paying expenses.
From the Papers: A college for teaching Christian Science
Read about the Massachusetts Metaphysical College and its curriculum.
From the Papers: A major revision of Science and Health
Find out what makes the book’s 16th edition particularly noteworthy.
From the Papers: Women doctors write to Mary Baker Eddy
Find out what we’ve learned from our archives.
From the Papers: Mary Baker Eddy’s support for emancipation
Find out what we’ve learned from her correspondence during the Civil War.
From the Papers: Reports of healing
Read examples of how the early church was accomplishing its mission.
From the Papers: A New Year’s exchange
See how the turn of the calendar prompted happy communication among early Christian Scientists.
From the Papers: A notable Christmas sermon
See how this 1880 text introduced wording found in Eddy’s future writings.
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