Who Was Mary Baker Eddy?
Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) was an influential American author, teacher, and religious leader, noted for her ground-breaking ideas and Biblically based revelations about spirituality and health, which she named Christian Science. She articulated those ideas in her major work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, first published in 1875. Four years later she founded the Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, which today has branch churches and societies around the world. In 1908 she launched The Christian Science Monitor, a leading international newspaper, the recipient, to date, of seven Pulitzer Prizes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions (and answers!) about Mary Baker Eddy’s ideas, her life, and her role in the Church of Christ, Scientist—and in the world. Read more about Mary Baker Eddy.
Mary Baker Eddy Library
The Mary Baker Eddy Library provides public access and context to original materials and educational experiences about Mary Baker Eddy's life, ideas and achievements.
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Biographies
Christian Healer
For anyone interested in healing through prayer—as a practical approach to well-being or as a topic of investigation—Mary Baker Eddy: Christian Healer is an incomparable resource. For the first time, all of her more than 300 known documented healings have been collected into one volume. This follows Mary Baker Eddy from obscurity to her enormous fame as an eminent thinker and religious leader.
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Mary Baker Eddy
In this comprehensive biography, scholar Gillian Gill portrays what she calls Mary Baker Eddy's "astonishing life." After carefully examining both published and un-published historical materials, Gill presents Eddy as a radical Christian thinker and a pioneer in recognizing the connection between spirituality and healing, as well as an extraordinary leader despite the severe obstacles women faced in the nineteenth century.
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A World More Bright, The Life of Mary Baker Eddy
This new easy to read book, A World More Bright, covers Mrs. Eddy's life from the early days in Bow, New Hampshire to her later years in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. This biography is a fascinating account for newcomers, youth and those already acquainted with Mary Baker Eddy.
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We Knew Mary Baker Eddy, Expanded Edition, Volume I
This book weaves together a colorful tapestry of reminiscences by 22 individuals who interacted with Mary Baker Eddy- some for a few days, others for years.
Each voice in this volume is unique, intriguing, and inspiring. The book's primary objective is to shed light on Eddy and her life, but readers will enjoy getting to know the authors as well - interesting and lively figures in their own right.
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We Knew Mary Baker Eddy, Expanded Edition, Volume II
In this compilation of 22 additional reminiscences about Mary Baker Eddy, readers will find compelling accounts of interactions with Mary Baker Eddy that shed a new light on her and her life. These early workers share an intriguing perspective on their own lives, and their accounts illustrate the enduring commitment and unswerving loyalty they expressed.
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Awards and Recognition
Here is a partial list of Mary Baker Eddy's Awards & Recognition.
"HEAL THE SICK..." These words of Christ Jesus encircling the Cross and Crown seal on this book are a sweet promise that we all possess the ability to heal ourselves, our families, our world.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures explains the spiritual teachings of the Bible, revealing the divine Science that, when understood, brings healing to all aspects of our lives and the world.
Mary Baker Eddy writes, "In the year 1866, I discovered the Christ Science or divine laws of Life, Truth, and Love, and named my discovery Christian Science." From that time forward, she devoted her life to practicing this healing Science of Christianity, teaching others how to heal in the same way, and sharing her profound insights with the world
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Throughout this compilation, which includes sermons, articles, and correspondence with churches, Mary Baker Eddy invites readers on a journey to experience the power, grace, and promise of Christian Science.
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To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with blessings.
Mary Baker Eddy
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures