The Christian Scientists (The American Religious Experience)

Williams, Jean Kinney

ISBN 10: 0531113094 ISBN 13: 9780531113097

Publisher: Franklin Watts, 1997

Provides a history of Christian Scientists, covering their doctrines and practices, organization, place in American society, and changes in beliefs, as well as discussing the work of Mary Baker Eddy

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Grade 7 Up. Williams explores the subject of spiritual healing and founder Mary Baker Eddy's nontraditional views: that matter is the opposite of spirit; that sin and disease should be conquered solely by prayer; that Jesus was the perfect example of right living and served as a mediator between God and humanity but was not divine. Many of the concepts require seriously reasoned thought and a background in religion. Since the Christian Science faith and Eddy, its "discoverer," are inextricable, the book serves as her biography as well as a religious history and statement of Christian Science tenets. Examples of verified healings are included. Large black-and-white photographs and art reproductions appear throughout The author's research is thorough, and her prose style is straightforward and skilled. An engaging look at a remarkable and determined woman whose radical beliefs eventually spread throughout the world.?Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian School, Martinsville, VA
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