LibGuides: Primary Sources: Alternative Religions, Sects, Cults and Communes: Christian Scientists

Online Sources: Christian Scientists

Christian Science Journal (HathiTrust)
Christian Science Monitor (Trible Library Availability)
Christian Science website
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Information from The Christian Science Board of Directors.
Suffering Children and the Christian Science Church
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by Caroline Fraser
The Atlantic Monthly; April 1995; Suffering Children and the Christian Science Church; Volume 264, No. 4; pages 105-120.
McClure's Magazine (Willa Cather and Georgine Milmine articles)
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A series of articles by Willa Cather and Georgine Milmine was published in McClure's Magazine between 1907-1908. See the Table of Contents to locate the articles. Articles were later collected in the book "The life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the history of Christian Science"

Book Sources: Christian Scientists

A selection of books/e-books available in Trible Library.
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Off campus access instructions (for e-books)

A Century of Christian Science Healing by Christian Science Publishing Society
Call Number: BX6950.C555 C3
Christian healing and The people's idea of God by Mary Baker Eddy
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
Christian Science by Mark Twain
Call Number: BX6995 .T84 1996
ISBN: 0195101553
The Christian Science Hymnal by Church of Christ, Scientist
Call Number: M2131.C5 C6 1909
with five hymns written by Reverend Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science versus Pantheism by Mary Baker Eddy
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
The Christian Science Way of Life by DeWitt John
Call Number: BX6943.J65 C5
Church Manual of the First church of Christ, Scientist by Mary Baker Eddy
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the history of Christian Science by Willa Cather and Georgine Milmine
Call Number: BX6995 .C35 1993
Originally published as magazine articles in McClure's Magazine.
Manual of the Mother Church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist by Mary Baker Eddy
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
Miscellaneous Writings : 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
The Quimby Manuscripts by P. P. Quimby
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
showing the discovery of spiritual healing and the origin of Christian science
edited by Horatio W. Dresser
Retrospection and Introspection by Mary Baker Eddy
Call Number: BX6941 .R438
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
Call Number: BX6941 .S4 1994
ISBN: 0879520388
2nd copy
BX6941 .S416
Why I am a Christian Scientist by Thomas Leishman
Call Number: BX6943.L532 W6

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