Category
Historical Context
Mary Baker Eddy, the history of her church, and the times Christian Science grew out of.
The Weekly Bible Lesson
What the Christian Science Weekly Bible Lesson is, its 26 rotating subjects, and links to former Christian Scientists' writing on those topics.
Christian Science & Lobbying
How the Christian Science church has lobbied Congress for over a century to get practitioner and nursing care covered by insurance and Medicare, and the problems with that.
Church Policy & Medical Care
When did the Mother Church start saying members can choose medical care? Mary Baker Eddy’s mixed statements, church policy, and stories of going without care.
Christian Science & the Modern Religious "Accommodation"
How a religious exemption entered federal child abuse regulations, whether Christian Scientists were behind it, and the 34 states whose child abuse laws now have exemptions.
Fruitage: by their fruits ye shall know them
A look at Fruitage, the testimony chapter of Science and Health: how its healing accounts were verified, and why medicine of the 1800s may explain some of the recoveries.
From the Archives: The 'Fall On The Ice'
A look at Mary Baker Eddy’s 1866 fall on the ice in Lynn, the founding story of Christian Science, and records that contradict her account of the injury.
Why do Christian Scientists go to the dentist (but not doctors)?
Why many Christian Scientists see dentists but not doctors: loopholes in Mary Baker Eddy’s writing, 19th-century dentistry, and her second husband being a dentist.
MBE's Lasting Influences & Modern Day Impacts
A short reading list on how Mary Baker Eddy and Quimby’s ideas fed into New Thought, positive thinking, and American culture, with affiliate links.
Elitism and Religious Superiority in Christian Science
A former Christian Scientist examines the sense of superiority Christian Science teaches, through cult mind control research, narcissism, and Gnosticism.
Coverups, Conspiracies & "Colonel" Glover
An examination of Mary Baker Eddy’s claim that her first husband, George Glover, died of yellow fever in Wilmington in 1844, and what the records suggest.