“Simple” Ideas

We are revisiting content from other former-CS content creators and sharing posts that we feel might be helpful or of interest.This post originally appeared at Kindism.org and is reprinted with…

Released: Walking from Blame and Shame into Wholeness

New memoirs of former Christian Scientists are seldom published. There are a few, Blue Windows and Fathermothergod, and now we can add to the list Peggy Cook’s excellent new memoir, Released: Walking from Blame and Shame into Wholeness. This exceptional memoir clearly articulates many of the challenges of growing up in Christian Science. 

Christian Science (Twain)

Christian Science, Mark Twain Read for free online Buy from Amazon (affiliate link) From Mark Twain's book Christian Science, 1907 edition, pp. 208-209 [Mary Baker Eddy is] grasping, sordid, penurious, famishing for…

Mary Baker Eddy (Gill)

Mary Baker Eddy, Gillian Gill. Buy from Amazon (affiliate link) The criticism of this book is that it pulls punches, and, some readers find it dry. Personally, however, I found this biography to…

The Last Strawberry

The Last Strawberry, Rita Swan Buy from CHILD Buy from Hag's Head Press Totally devastating. Brought me to my knees. - Elizabeth Powerful and revealing. How could people who love their…