Selected articles from The Christian Science Journal
The freshness of Christian Science treatment
James Spencer | from The Christian Science Journal
There’s nothing formulaic about Christian Science treatment. On the contrary, it’s always a fresh, vital, spiritually based approach to perceiving spiritual facts. And discerning those facts has a direct healing effect. read
Science and Christianity—a healing connection
William Hill | from The Christian Science Journal
A growing number of patients using traditional medicine are asking where faith fits into the picture. They’re seeking solutions that involve a marriage—or at least a relationship—between science and spirituality. Can the two work together? read
The renewing action of the Christ
Bea Roegge | from The Christian Science Journal
Fresh starts can come in ways that are as varied as the troubles they help erase. What is constant, though, if spiritual guidance is sought, is that a successful fresh start involves drawing closer to God. And then its effects can flow beyond one's own life. read
Spiritual essence of the writings of Mary Baker Eddy
Virginia Harris | from The Christian Science Journal
What God is, what it means for us to be the image and likeness of God, what it means that we have a continuous relationship with God—to one successful healer, these are the spiritual essence of Mary Baker Eddy’s writings. read
Tears for humanity
Mary Trammell | from The Christian Science Journal
Mary Baker Eddy’s lifelong commitment was to the betterment of humanity. That was the standard she set for herself. And that was the standard she set for Christian Scientists. read
Two autobiographies by one very special woman
from The Christian Science Journal
When Mary Baker Eddy, Speaking for Herself, which includes Mrs. Eddy’s two autobiographies, was published in 2002, two religion editors for Publishers Weekly spoke about its release. read
Mary Baker Eddy, ‘the Woman question,’ and Christian salvation
Amy Black Voorhees | from The Christian Science Journal
Mary Baker Eddy generally admired the courage of those who took on sexism as a cause, occasionally praising them and others, such as abolitionist (antislavery) and Temperance (antialcohol) workers. Her own work includes but can’t be reduced to any particular set of social concerns, including the advancement of women. read
Mary Baker Eddy: reformer
Marceil DeLacy | from The Christian Science Journal
Taking on the religious and scientific establishments of her day, Mary Baker Eddy was instrumental in changing attitudes about the role of prayer in healing, the role of women in church, the nature of man (male and female) as immortal and unfallen, and the nature of God as Love. read
Mary Baker Eddy—businesswoman on the go
Yvonne von Fettweis | from The Christian Science Journal
Writer, editor, publisher, teacher, church organizer, Christian healer—Mrs. Eddy achieved what she did only through integrity and the ability to focus, expedite, and lead, all shaped by listening to God’s good and constructive guidance. read
‘How Mrs. Eddy is being discovered’
from The Christian Science Journal
Mary Baker Eddy’s life and ideas have touched people in any number of ways. Here are comments from some people involved with medicine, religion, and the media. read
