Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910)
Mary Baker Eddy is the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science and author of its foundational text, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures which explains fully and directly the spiritual teaching of the Bible, and reveals the divine Science that, when practiced, brings health and harmony to all aspects of our lives.
Throughout her youth and early adulthood, Mary Baker Eddy faced poor health and financial and emotional hardship. She overcame these challenges to become one of the most prominent individuals of her day devoting more than four decades to communicating a message of hope, healing, comfort and spiritual strength to the world.
Toward the end of her life, Human Life magazine described her as “the most famous, interesting and powerful woman in America, if not in the world, today.”
She continues to be regarded as one of history’s more remarkable figures. Today, her primary work, Science and Health, engages readers around the world.
Mary Baker Eddy at a Glance
- Discoverer of Christian Science, a reliable system of Bible-based Christian healing
- Author of the groundbreaking book on healing, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, which explains fully and directly the spiritual teaching of the Bible
- Founder of a worldwide church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, designed “to commemorate the word and works of our Master [Christ Jesus], which should reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing”
- President and founder of a teaching college, the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, which continues to prepare teachers of Christian Science
- Founder of The Christian Science Publishing Society whose products include numerous books, weekly and monthly magazines, several monthly and quarterly Heralds in a variety of languages, a Bible daily self-study guide, and a website with study resources and articles
- Founder and publisher of a prize-winning newspaper, The Christian Science Monitor
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