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255 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-250) and index. |
| Summary |
Traces the life of Mary Baker Eddy, describes the founding and beliefs of Christian Science, looks at its connection with the New Thought movement, and discusses the reasons for the church's decline. |
| Contents |
Childhood, marriages, and spiritualism -- Mrs. Eddy's debt to Quimby -- Matter, sickness, and pain -- Heaven and the second coming -- Malicious animal magnetism I -- Malicious animal magnetism II -- Memoirs of Adam Dickey -- Science and health -- Plagiarism -- Mrs. Woodbury and her prince of peace -- Augusta Stetson and other heretics -- The rage of Mark Twain -- The decline of Christian Science -- New thought, unity, and Ella Wheeler Wilcox. |
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Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910.
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Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910. Science and health.
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Christian Science -- Controversial literature.
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Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910 Science and health, with key to the Scriptures. |
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Mental Healing. (DNLM)D008602 |
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Christian Science -- history. (DNLM)D002834Q000266 |
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Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910. (OCoLC)fst00046615
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Science and health (Eddy, Mary Baker) (OCoLC)fst01357306
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Christian Science. (OCoLC)fst00858885
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Biography. (DNLM)D019215 |
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Controversial literature. (OCoLC)fst01423907
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| ISBN |
0879758384 (alk. paper) |
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9780879758387 (alk. paper) |
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