Publication

1999 - Metropolitan Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

140,250 words, Guess

Page Count

561 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number99017535
  • Goodreads3967827
  • LibraryThing976707

Classifications

  • DDC289.5/09
  • LCCBX6931 .F73 1999

Description

"Millions of Americans - from Lady Astor to Carol Burnett, Ginger Rogers to H. R. Haldeman - have been touched by the teachings of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879, Christian Science is based on the idea that an intense contemplation of the perfection of God and His creation man can heal all ills - an extreme expression of the fundamental American faith in self-reliance. In this investigation, Caroline Fraser, herself raised in a Scientist household, shows how the Church transformed itself from a small, eccentric sect into a politically powerful and socially respectable religion. And she explores the human cost of Christian Science's remarkable rise."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

  • God's perfect child: living and dying in the Christian Science ChurchMetropolitan Books1999-01-01

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