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Join The Mary Baker Eddy Library for monthly episodes of Seekers and Scholars, at the intersection of scholarship and spiritual quest.
Mary Baker Eddy dedicated her chief work Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures to “honest seekers for Truth.” The Seekers and Scholars podcast series celebrates the spirit of inquiry that is illuminating engagement with Eddy’s life, writings, and ideas in a wide variety of fields. Join The Mary Baker Eddy Library for monthly episodes at the intersection of scholarship and spiritual quest.
55. Muscular Christianity, the YMCA, and Mary Baker Eddy
Learn how concern over the weakening of religion in the late 1800s led to an influential movement known as “Muscular Christianity.”
read more54. Community and memory in The Mary Baker Eddy Library archives
What is meant by “collective memory”? How do archives preserve it for the communities they serve?
read more53. The education of an archivist at The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Learn about the training and experience that go into making an archivist—and find out what that means in particular for The Mary Baker Eddy Library’s collections.
read more52. Jean Stapleton and the spiritual dimensions of “All in the Family”
Explore the pivotal role of Edith Bunker in the breakthrough sitcom “All in the Family,” portrayed by actor and Christian Scientist Jean Stapleton.
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