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Resources
Guides, reading lists, and references for anyone leaving Christian Science or trying to understand it.
Cross & Crown
A short list of references on the Cross and Crown emblem used by Christian Science, including trademark information, its history, and its use in other groups.
Free Masons
A collection of references on Mary Baker Eddy's Masonic connections, including her first husband's Masonic burial, her own words on it, and further reading.
Visiting the pharmacy
A guide for former Christian Scientists new to medical care on what pharmacists do, from filling prescriptions and advising on over-the-counter drugs to checking interactions.
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.
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.
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: S's Answers
A former Christian Scientist, raised in the church from infancy, answers the Five Questions about staying, leaving, and a broken leg that made them afraid to rely on prayer.