Information, resources & support for those leaving or questioning Christian Science
Blue Windows: A Christian Science Childhood, Barbara Wilson Buy from Amazon (affiliate link) I stumbled upon Blue Windows a number of years ago at someone’s house. I started to read it and was so freaked out by the similarities between the author’s experiences and my own that I almost threw it across the room. It was […]
Perfect Peril: Christian Science and Mind Control, Linda S. Kramer Previously published as The Religion That Kills: Christian Science-Abuse, Neglect, and Mind Control: How Could This Happen? Buy from Amazon (affiliate link) This is a wonderful book that has helped many people understand their way out of Christian Science. Originally printed with the publisher-imposed title The Religion that Kills, it is […]
Bad Faith: When Religious Belief Undermines Modern Medicine, Paul Offit, M.D. Paul Offit is professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and a board member of Children’s Healthcare Is a Legal Duty (CHILD). PaulOffit.com Buy from Amazon (affiliate link) Despite the title, Paul Offit’s latest book is not anti-religion. He argues that […]
God’s Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church, Caroline Fraser Godsperfectchild.com Buy from Amazon (affiliate link) This is the gold standard critique of Christian Science – scholarly, exhaustive, and courageous. Roughly the first half of the book is an unfiltered history Eddy’s life, the early days of the Christian Science movement, and the […]