Church of Christ, Scientist

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The Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christian denomination best known for its emphasis on spiritual healing, prayer, and the teachings outlined in Mary Baker Eddy’s book "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."

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instanceOf Christian denomination
church
religious organization
basedOnWork Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
The Holy Bible
linked to: Bible
coreBelief Christ as the divine idea of God
God as infinite Spirit, Mind, and Love
spiritual healing through prayer
the supremacy of spiritual reality over material reality
the unreality of matter in an ultimate spiritual sense
corePractice Bible study
Sunday worship services
Wednesday testimony meetings
prayer for healing
reliance on spiritual means for healing
study of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
use of Christian Science practitioners for spiritual treatment
countryOfOrigin United States of America
foundedBy Mary Baker Eddy
foundedInPlace Boston, Massachusetts
foundedInYear 1879
hasAbbreviation CS
Christian Science Church
hasCentralOrganization The Mother Church
hasClericalStructure lay readers instead of ordained clergy
hasEducationalInstitution Principia College
Principia School
linked to: Principia College
hasFounderWork Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
hasGlobalPresence yes
hasGovernanceBody Christian Science Board of Directors
hasHeadquartersLocation Boston, Massachusetts
hasLanguageOfWorship English
hasMainClassification Christian Science
hasOfficialName The First Church of Christ, Scientist
hasPeriodical Christian Science Sentinel
The Christian Science Journal
The Christian Science Monitor
The Herald of Christian Science
hasPolity congregational polity
hasSacredText Prose Works by Mary Baker Eddy
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
The Holy Bible
linked to: Bible
hasTypeOfBuilding Christian Science Reading Room
Christian Science church
hasViewOnScripture Bible as inspired word of God
Science and Health as key to understanding the Bible
hasViewOnTrinity non-creedal, emphasizes God as one divine Mind
interpretsSacrament baptism as spiritual purification
communion as spiritual
rejectsPractice sacraments as material rituals

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Mary Baker Eddy founded Church of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy founded Christian Science movement
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Mary Baker Eddy religion Christian Science
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H. R. Haldeman religion Christian Science
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Ginger Rogers religion Christian Science
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Clara Clemens religion Christian Science
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Church of Christ, Scientist hasMainClassification Christian Science
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Church of Christ, Scientist hasAbbreviation Christian Science Church
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The Christian Science Journal affiliation Church of Christ, Scientist
Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896 religiousTradition Christian Science
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Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896 religiousMovement Christian Science
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Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896 religiousDenomination Church of Christ, Scientist
Retrospection and Introspection religiousTradition Christian Science
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Retrospection and Introspection associatedWith Church of Christ, Scientist
No and Yes mainSubject Christian Science
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No and Yes religiousMovement Christian Science
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No and Yes hasTheologicalPerspective Christian Science metaphysics
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No and Yes associatedWith Church of Christ, Scientist
Rudimental Divine Science religiousTradition Christian Science
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Rudimental Divine Science mainSubject Christian Science theology
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Rudimental Divine Science associatedWith Church of Christ, Scientist
Rudimental Divine Science usedBy Christian Scientists
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Rudimental Divine Science theologicalPerspective Christian Science
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Mary Baker Eddy founded Christian Science
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Unity of Good religiousTradition Christian Science
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Unity of Good theologicalPerspective Christian Science
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Unity of Good religiousMovement Church of Christ, Scientist
The Christian Science Monitor religiousAffiliation Christian Science
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Ted Shawn religion Christian Science
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John Ehrlichman religion Christian Science
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Mary Baker Eddy founded Christian Science
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Cloris Leachman religion Christian Science
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George Washington Glover associatedWith Christian Science (through Mary Baker Eddy)
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George Washington Glover religiousAssociation Christian Science (indirectly, via spouse)
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George Washington Glover spouseReligion Christian Science
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Carole Lombard religion Christian Science
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King Vidor religion Christian Science
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H. R. Haldeman religion Christian Science
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Mary Morse Baker founderOf Church of Christ, Scientist
Mary Morse Baker religion Christian Science
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Mary Morse Baker movement Christian Science
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Mary Morse Baker hasInfluenced Christian Science movement
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Dick Van Dyke religion Christian Science (former)
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Frances Hodgson Burnett religion Christian Science
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Val Kilmer religion Christian Science
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Asa Gilbert Eddy religion Christian Science
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Asa Gilbert Eddy associatedWith Christian Science
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Asa Gilbert Eddy movement Christian Science
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Church of Christ, Scientist hasAbbreviation Christian Science church
subject linked to: CS
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Church of Christ, Scientist theology Christian Science
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