92 episodes
Seekers and Scholars The Mary Baker Eddy Library
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- Society & Culture
Discover how seekers and scholars from a variety of disciplines have engaged with Mary Baker Eddy's life, ideas, and accomplishments.
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91. The Clerk and “the doings of the [Mother] Church”
How does a worldwide religious body stay connected? Explore some of the ways this interaction has worked for the Christian Science church, from its origins up to the present day.
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90. Cherishing her Congregational roots—Mary Baker Eddy and the Boutons
Find out why Eddy described the teachings and work of a prominent New Hampshire minister as the “vestibule of Christian Science.”
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89. Mary Baker Eddy’s argument with animal magnetism and “vitalism”
Hear about a nineteenth-century American culture fascinated with the vitalizing effects of psychic practices, and learn why Eddy saw them as delusional and dangerous.
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88. Christian Science meets African women theologians
Learn how and why the untold stories of two pioneering Black African women Christian Scientists are resonating with contemporary women scholars and activists.
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87. Frances Willard, Mary Baker Eddy, and Christian social reform
In 1932, the president of the temperance movement and the founder of Christian Science were voted two of America’s most important women leaders. Find out how they connected, and why.
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86. The Christian Science Publishing House—a building for the world
Hear how this “living historical artifact” has been artfully fulfilling its purpose since 1932.