Rolling Away the Stone: Mary Baker Eddy's Challenge to Materialism“Gottschalk distinguishes himself by placing Christian Science in the larger context of American religion . . . sheds new light on Eddy’s life and work.” —Publishers Weekly This richly detailed study highlights the last two decades of the life of Mary Baker Eddy, a prominent religious thinker whose character and achievement are just beginning to be understood. It is the first book-length discussion of Eddy to make full use of the resources of the Mary Baker Eddy Collection in Boston. Rolling Away the Stone focuses on her long-reaching legacy as a Christian thinker, specifically her challenge to the materialism that threatens religious belief and practice. “Gottschalk has provided readers with a masterful account of Christian Science in its heyday. This book is a first-rate read for students of American religion and provides a look into how one of the country’s more complex religious figures dealt with materialism in the late-nineteenth-century America.” —Religious Studies Review “Gottschalk does a superb job of providing historical context for the chaotic events of Eddy’s final decades.” —Choice “Gottschalk’s account is well told and enriched by fresh material now available from the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity.” —Christian Science Monitor “The book includes a great deal of fresh research and honest scholarship . . . for the individual wanting to sink his or her teeth into a serious study of Eddy . . . you have a lot to look forward to in reading this book.” —The Christian Science Journal |
From inside the book
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... asked at an Easter service in Boston two months before her departure for Concord, ”that seems a stone between us and the resurrection morning?” That stone, she said, “is the belief of mind in matter.” A sermon she had given earlier was ...
... asked at an Easter service in Boston two months before her departure for Concord, ”that seems a stone between us and the resurrection morning?” That stone, she said, “is the belief of mind in matter.” A sermon she had given earlier was ...
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... asked a reporter just after the Next Friends Suit concluded. “I love to sit here or on the verandas and watch this quiet stretch of countryside. . . . But you know, I cannot always sit and dream. I have much work to do—a great ...
... asked a reporter just after the Next Friends Suit concluded. “I love to sit here or on the verandas and watch this quiet stretch of countryside. . . . But you know, I cannot always sit and dream. I have much work to do—a great ...
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... asked why the paper had not been brought to her as usual, insisted upon reading it, examined the article with care, then explained to the secretary the “importance of keeping her in close touch with the 22 ROLLING AWAY THE STONE.
... asked why the paper had not been brought to her as usual, insisted upon reading it, examined the article with care, then explained to the secretary the “importance of keeping her in close touch with the 22 ROLLING AWAY THE STONE.
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... asked to withdraw the petition with no finding from the court, pro or con, on the merits of the case. The request was granted, though over the Objections of Eddy's counsel, Frank Streeter, who argued with some passion but no ...
... asked to withdraw the petition with no finding from the court, pro or con, on the merits of the case. The request was granted, though over the Objections of Eddy's counsel, Frank Streeter, who argued with some passion but no ...
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... asked Meehan to abandon the project, offering to pay his expenses several times over in order to prevent publication of a book that, although favorable to her, would have kept the memory of the suit alive. (The book eventually was ...
... asked Meehan to abandon the project, offering to pay his expenses several times over in order to prevent publication of a book that, although favorable to her, would have kept the memory of the suit alive. (The book eventually was ...
Contents
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2 Becoming Mrs Eddy | 88 |
3 By What Authority? On Christian Ground | 123 |
4 By What Authority? Listening and Leading | 146 |
5 Woman Goes Forth | 168 |
6 The Visible Unity of Spirit | 194 |
9 A Power Not a Place | 287 |
10 The Outflowing Life of Christianity | 320 |
11 The Kingdoms of this World | 355 |
12 Elijahs Mantle | 393 |
The Prophetic Voice | 415 |
Chronology | 421 |
Notes | 427 |
Bibliography | 459 |
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