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 |
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... present to engage the readers of his book and to receive the positive responses we anticipate for this volume. Gottschalk, an intellectual historian par excellence, was uniquely positioned as a Christian Science insider to interpret the ...
... present to engage the readers of his book and to receive the positive responses we anticipate for this volume. Gottschalk, an intellectual historian par excellence, was uniquely positioned as a Christian Science insider to interpret the ...
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... present relief from human woe.”2 In 1866, at almost the exact midpoint of her life, she experienced what she believed to be a major spiritual breakthrough as the result of being healed of the effects of a severe injury. This ...
... present relief from human woe.”2 In 1866, at almost the exact midpoint of her life, she experienced what she believed to be a major spiritual breakthrough as the result of being healed of the effects of a severe injury. This ...
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... present to us, suffering with us in pain he cannot prevent.11 In Eddy's View, the true understanding of God's omnipotence acts powerfully to ameliorate suffering, bringing practical healing to humanity through the recognition of his ...
... present to us, suffering with us in pain he cannot prevent.11 In Eddy's View, the true understanding of God's omnipotence acts powerfully to ameliorate suffering, bringing practical healing to humanity through the recognition of his ...
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... present condition that he himself has any surplus of ability in this line.”30 Yet Eddy hardly sailed through the experience of the Next Friends Suit with equipoise and assurance. The situation was enormously threatening and there were ...
... present condition that he himself has any surplus of ability in this line.”30 Yet Eddy hardly sailed through the experience of the Next Friends Suit with equipoise and assurance. The situation was enormously threatening and there were ...
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... present human existence. Rather, it is a present spiritual reality to which conventional human thinking remains largely blind. As she put it in her short work Unity of Good, “Our Master said, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Then God ...
... present human existence. Rather, it is a present spiritual reality to which conventional human thinking remains largely blind. As she put it in her short work Unity of Good, “Our Master said, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Then God ...
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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