Christian Science

Christian Science is a religious movement founded by Mary Baker Eddy in the nineteenth century. It teaches that God is wholly good and spiritual, and that understanding this reality enables healing while disease and matter lack ultimate reality.

Mary Baker Eddy: American religious leader who founded Christian Science and wrote its central theological text. Her teachings and institutional work established the movement.
Christian Science prayer: A form of prayer grounded in Christian Science teachings about God and spiritual reality. Practitioners use it to affirm God’s goodness and seek healing.
New Thought: A nineteenth-century American religious movement emphasizing the power of thought and spiritual principles. Christian Science emerged amid related debates about mind, healing, and religion.
Christianity: A religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christian Science identifies as Christian while interpreting central doctrines distinctively.
Christian Science Reading Room: A public space maintained by a Christian Science church for reading religious literature and learning about the faith. Reading rooms extend the movement’s teachings beyond church services.
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures: Mary Baker Eddy’s principal theological work, first published in 1875. This book sets out Christian Science’s interpretation of the Bible and spiritual healing.
Christian Science practitioner: A person who devotes time to prayerful spiritual healing within Christian Science. Practitioners provide prayer-based healing support to people who request it.
Phineas Quimby: An American healer whose mental healing practices influenced nineteenth-century religious thought. Eddy encountered Quimby’s work before developing Christian Science, though their teachings differed.
Christian theology: The study and systematic interpretation of Christian beliefs about God and the world. Comparison highlights Christian Science’s distinctive account of matter, evil, and healing.
Christian Science Monitor: An international news publication founded by the Church of Christ, Scientist, in 1908. The church’s most prominent public institution grew from its founding movement.

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