The Mother of Christian Science: The Life and Legacy of Mary Baker Eddy

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Christian Science, Biography & Memoir, Religious
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Author: Charles River Editors ISBN: 9781475323344
Publisher: Charles River Editors Publication: April 12, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Charles River Editors
ISBN: 9781475323344
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Publication: April 12, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English
*Includes pictures of Mary Baker Eddy and important people and places in her life.*Explains the tenets of Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy's founding of the Church of Christ, Scientist*Discusses the controversies surrounding Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science, including criticism by authors like Mark Twain*Includes a list of Mary Baker Eddy's writings and a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. “A book introduces new thoughts, but it cannot make them speedily understood. It is the task of the sturdy pioneer to hew the tall oak and to cut the rough granite. Future ages must declare what the pioneer has accomplished.” Mary Baker Eddy Among the various religious movements of the 19th century, few have had as widespread an influence as Christian Science, the religious system devised by a fragile little lady named Mary Baker Eddy. Eddy was a religious woman who suffered an injury in the 1860s that led her to found a new church premised most notably on the belief that people need not turn to medicine or drugs to heal themselves but simply to reach a better understanding of the nature of God. Just before founding this new church, Eddy published her movements seminal text, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (1875), which laid out her expansive views about Christianity, and the metaphysical reasons she believed that people could overcome illness without relying on man-made technology. In effect, since sin, disease, and death are not Gods making, men could also shed them by becoming closer to God. In addition to founding her church and authoring that seminal book, Eddy wrote voluminously over the coming decades, helping establish both the Christian Science Journal and most famously the Christian Science Monitor.Not surprisingly, Eddys religious teachings were controversial, but so was the woman herself. She was embroiled in all sorts of disputes, including whether she had plagiarized the teachings of her contemporary, Phineas Quimby. Despite having famous critics like Mark Twain attacking her teachings, and others questioning whether they were even hers, the Church grew to include hundreds of thousands of followers in the early 20th century. While that number has dwindled over recent decades, the Church and its institutions are still going strong today. The Mother of Christian Science: The Life and Legacy of Mary Baker Eddy chronicles the life and works of the famous woman, as well as her lasting legacy. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Mary Baker Eddy like you never have before, in no time at all.
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*Includes pictures of Mary Baker Eddy and important people and places in her life.*Explains the tenets of Christian Science and Mary Baker Eddy's founding of the Church of Christ, Scientist*Discusses the controversies surrounding Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science, including criticism by authors like Mark Twain*Includes a list of Mary Baker Eddy's writings and a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents. “A book introduces new thoughts, but it cannot make them speedily understood. It is the task of the sturdy pioneer to hew the tall oak and to cut the rough granite. Future ages must declare what the pioneer has accomplished.” Mary Baker Eddy Among the various religious movements of the 19th century, few have had as widespread an influence as Christian Science, the religious system devised by a fragile little lady named Mary Baker Eddy. Eddy was a religious woman who suffered an injury in the 1860s that led her to found a new church premised most notably on the belief that people need not turn to medicine or drugs to heal themselves but simply to reach a better understanding of the nature of God. Just before founding this new church, Eddy published her movements seminal text, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (1875), which laid out her expansive views about Christianity, and the metaphysical reasons she believed that people could overcome illness without relying on man-made technology. In effect, since sin, disease, and death are not Gods making, men could also shed them by becoming closer to God. In addition to founding her church and authoring that seminal book, Eddy wrote voluminously over the coming decades, helping establish both the Christian Science Journal and most famously the Christian Science Monitor.Not surprisingly, Eddys religious teachings were controversial, but so was the woman herself. She was embroiled in all sorts of disputes, including whether she had plagiarized the teachings of her contemporary, Phineas Quimby. Despite having famous critics like Mark Twain attacking her teachings, and others questioning whether they were even hers, the Church grew to include hundreds of thousands of followers in the early 20th century. While that number has dwindled over recent decades, the Church and its institutions are still going strong today. The Mother of Christian Science: The Life and Legacy of Mary Baker Eddy chronicles the life and works of the famous woman, as well as her lasting legacy. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Mary Baker Eddy like you never have before, in no time at all.

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