Why Study Mary Baker Eddy in the Twenty-First Century?
by Shirley Paulson, PhD - "Mary Baker Eddy’s contributions extend far beyond the familiar narrative of her as a religious innovator. Her pioneering work in adult education, her a
Christian Science Resources
Links to sources of Christian Science academic writing and more.
Church’s Official Online Resources
Other Online Resources Related to Christian Science
The Principia Archives collects, organizes, and maintains the institutional archives for The Principia, a private educational institution serving preschool through college students.
Longyear Museum is an independent historical museum dedicated to advancing the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science.
The Marlene F. Johnson Memorial Fund
The Marlène F. Johnson Fund supports scholarly work relating to a religious body that has shared in contemporary life for over 130 years. Through research initiatives and project grants, the Fund seeks to foster an environment in which serious research and fresh insight on this spiritual tradition can flourish
Online Resources from ‘Independent Christian Scientists’
‘Independent Christian Scientists’ are people who sincerely found value in Christian Science and then felt a need to keep moving in some way that did not fit with the specific trajectory of the Christian Science Church. The wide variety of their writings indicate how broadly Christian Science has influenced thinkers, healers, and religious communities, especially the English-speaking world. There has always been tension within the Church between the need to conserve the integrity of Eddy’s vision and to provide creative space for its members to innovate, including alternative interpretations of the Bible and Eddy’s writings. Click here view a list of the annotated resources in this category or visit links below for more information on the ‘Independents.’
Independent Christian Science
from Plainfield, NJ— Many Resources
Highlighted Articles
These two works are provided in their entirety to represent the depth and breadth of the annotated scholarly works.
“Theodicy after Auschwitz and the
Reality of God”
Gottschalk, Stephen. “Theodicy after Auschwitz and the Reality of God.” Union Seminary Quarterly Review XLI, no. 3 & 4 (1987): 77–99.
“Mary Baker Eddy’s Pragmatic
Transcendental Feminism”
Simon, Katie. “Mary Baker Eddy’s Pragmatic Transcendental Feminism.” Women’s Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal 38, no. 4 (2009): 377–98.
(free access on this website)
Introductions to research tools and occasional reflections by scholars.
Christian Science History and Religious Meaning
by Shirley Paulson, PhD "Finding innovation in Christian Science is especially interesting because its foundational principle is based on an unchanging science of reality."
The Mary Baker Eddy Library: A Valuable Resource for the Researcher
by Helen Mathis "Of significance to researchers, the Library awards short-term research fellowships designed to support original contributions to scholarship."
