Authentications
A variety of writings attributed to Mary Baker Eddy and early Christian Scientists are in circulation. These include essays, articles, prayers, reminiscences, anecdotes, and fragments.
The Library provides information about the authenticity of these writings. In some instances we are able to verify the authorship of documents. At other times we can confirm that they are inauthentic. On occasion the extant information is inconclusive.
Consult the list below to learn about documents that we are frequently asked to authenticate. If you would like more information about a document that is not listed, or would like to suggest an entry, please contact us at [email protected] or 617-450-7218.
Did Eddy say it? “No one could enter a Christian Science church… without being healed”
Find out what we know and don’t know.
Did Mary Baker Eddy ever refer to “a business God”?
Find out about instances in our collections where she used this phrase.
Did Mary Baker Eddy say it? “I, I, I, I itself, I”
Find out about her use of these words in Science and Health.
Did Mary Baker Eddy say it? “Grandmother and the big black dog”
Read this interesting account from the reminiscence of Irving Tomlinson.
Did Mary Baker Eddy say it? “You must have lived love.”
Find out about the authenticity of this statement.
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