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Poor Health leads to Religious Healing
At the time, Mary Baker Eddy had been experiencing chronic ill health and did not know how to recover. She turned toward the Bible Scripture, hoping to find healing. Instead, she found a whole new perspective on how to heal mentally from sickness by focusing on the healings that Jesus performed. -
Healing Those Around Her
After experiencing healing herself, she wanted to heal those close to her using the same method she did. This way, she began to form concrete ideas about her new religion. -
Creates a Christian Science Healing Practice
After a few years of healing those around her, she was exposed to further outreach which resulted in Mary starting her own practice. She would teach Christian Science classes to all who needed healing and were interested in the religion. -
Published, Science and Health
Since she had her own practice, many of those who she healed, urged Mary to write a book regarding all of her healings and beliefs of Christian Science. So, for many years she was devoted to writing the first edition of the book. -
Christian Science Officially a Religion
After the success of her first book, Mary decided to found the first Christain Science church in Boston, MA. This is where Christian Science first originated/was established. -
50th Publishing Edition
After writing her first book, 'Science and Health,' in 1875, since then, Mary created 50 editions of the book. -
The Church of Christ, Scientist was Fully Built
The construction of "The Mother Church" was finally complete. -
The Christian Science Weekly was Published
As the religion kept becoming more popular, Mary created a weekly newsletter to continue to preach and write about the practices of Christian Science, continuing to expand the religion. -
Her Work Lives on
Even though Mary had passed, there continued to be revisions and translations of her first novel. As well, more books were written about Christian Science. -
Awarded for Her Revolutionary Religion
In 1992, 'Science and Health,' was selected as “75 Books By Women Whose Words Have Changed The World”, by the Women’s National Book Association. And Mary Baker Eddy was inducted in the National Women's Hall of Fame. -
The Mary Baker Eddy Library Open
The Mary Baker Eddy Library contains, books, articles, documents, and artifacts that teach those about Christian Science. At the time, her library was one of the largest owned by an American woman. -
Currently
Currently, Christian Science acts as a formal religion that can be defined by believing in the authority of God through the Ressurection of Jesus Christ whose purpose is to redeem humankind. This religion can be practiced, researched, and followed through by attending the Church of Christ, Scientist. Those who follow this religion are referred to as Adherents or Christian Scientists.