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Historical Context of Christian Science
A reading list for placing Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science in historical context: timelines, influences, biographies, archives, and other resources.
Five Questions - Principia Edition - M's Answers
An anonymous former Principia College student answers five questions: why they went, how it shaped their faith, whether they would return, and good and bad memories.
Five Questions - Principia Edition - H's answers
An anonymous former Principia student answers five questions about why they attended Principia and how it affected their view of Christian Science.
Five Questions - Principia Edition - C's answers
A former Principia College student, C, answers five questions about attending Prin, debt, and regrets, and describes a miscarriage she went through alone in her dorm.
Five Questions - Principia Edition - B's Answers
An anonymous former Principia College student answers five questions on why they attended, whether they would return, and being disciplined over free speech.
My eyesight was on the line!
A former Principia College student describes being questioned by a Christian Science nurse and the dean of students after a secret emergency room visit for an eye infection.
It felt like being smothered by a soft blanket
Content warning: sexual harassment and abuse. A former Principia College student describes enforced silence and how the school handled a male student’s misconduct.
A Principian's Reflections on the Matthew Code
A former Principia College student looks at how the school and other Christian Science groups use the Matthew Code, the Bible rule for handling complaints about others.
The Matthew Code & My Experience With Hypocrisy at Principia
A former Principia College student recalls being pressured by campus security to name friends under the school’s Matthew Code, and the hypocrisy he saw in staff.
I have lost about ten friends from Principia...
A former Principia College student recalls losing about ten friends, including trip-mates lost to suicide and measles, and thinks reluctance to seek medical care plays a part.