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Christian Scientists are ignorant about sickness and its development.
Former Christian Scientists describe how illness and death were handled in their families, including delayed care, treatable conditions, and lost relatives.
How to help someone who is leaving or has left Christian Science
Suggestions for friends and family of someone leaving Christian Science: be empathetic, learn the background, and help with fear of doctors and basic health care.
One day I threw all of my Christian Science notes, books and reference materials into the trash.
A former Christian Scientist describes doubting early, stepping away after their father died, throwing out their class notes, and reading God’s Perfect Child.
Why I'm doing this
Jeremy, a content editor for the site, explains why he speaks out about Christian Science after his mother and father died without medical care.
The Field was Full Well-Meaning Ignorance and Greedy Quackery
A former Christian Scientist considers the 19th-century medical world around Mary Baker Eddy’s followers, and why the faith declined as medicine advanced.
The Medical Context of Mary Baker Eddy’s Times
How primitive and unregulated 19th-century medicine, plus Phineas Quimby’s mental healing, shaped Mary Baker Eddy and the claims of early Christian Science.
Each Mind a Kingdom: American Women, Sexual Purity, and the New Thought Movement, 1875-1920
A review of Beryl Satter’s history of the New Thought movement, which places Mary Baker Eddy in the context of Quimby and the teachers who followed her.
Myths & Legends: The 'Fall On The Ice'
A former Christian Scientist examines Mary Baker Eddy’s 1866 fall on the ice in Lynn, and what the attending doctor’s records and her own letters show.
Timeline of Christian Science, Medical Advances & Historical Events (1920-present)
A timeline from 1920 to the 2010s placing Christian Science history beside medical advances, children’s deaths, child-protection laws, and the church’s media ventures.
Timeline of Christian Science, Medical Advances & Historical Events (1810-1910)
A timeline from 1810 to 1910 placing Mary Baker Eddy’s life and the growth of Christian Science alongside medical advances and historical events of the era.