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The Good Side Of Christian Science - Softcover

Christian Daa Larson

 
9780461961768: The Good Side Of Christian Science

Synopsis

The Good Side Of Christian Science by Christian Daa Larson. A careful, appreciative study of the Christian Science movement, this work surveys its origins, principles, and practical impact. Larson argues that the movement has attracted global attention because it blends a vital religious vision with a robust conception of science, framing salvation as immediate, here-and-now emancipation from sickness, poverty, and limitation. The author credits Mary Baker Eddy with formulating a powerful idea by uniting Christianity and science, thereby redefining Christianity as freedom and healing rather than mere belief. The text distinguishes between superficial suggestion and the deeper metaphysical understanding upon which genuine results depend, advocating absolute faith in Divine Truth and the indwelling Christ. It emphasizes concentration and consecration to a central idea, and explores how such devotion has produced healing, guidance, and transformative life-change for many practitioners. Larson also notes that no single system holds the exclusive key to truth and that the spirit of truth can be lived through various paths. The Good Side Of Christian Science presents a motivational account of how disciplined adherence to a noble ideal can lift individuals and communities.

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