Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Essays on Christian Science, Spiritual Healing, and Nineteenth-Century Metaphysical TheologyBy Mary Baker Eddy
Length19h 12m
About this audiobook
Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 gathers Mary Baker Eddy's essays, addresses, letters, and doctrinal reflections from a decisive period in the formation of Christian Science. The volume ranges from metaphysical exposition and biblical interpretation to practical counsel on healing, church life, and discipleship. Its style is aphoristic, exhortatory, and polemically precise, situated within the ferment of nineteenth-century American religious innovation, reform, and debates over mind, body, and spirit. Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, wrote from the authority of one who had transformed personal suffering and religious inquiry into a systematic theology of divine Mind and spiritual healing. These writings reflect her effort to clarify Science and Health, answer critics, guide students, and consolidate a rapidly expanding movement while preserving what she regarded as its revelatory purity and moral discipline. This book is recommended for readers interested in American religious history, metaphysical theology, women's religious leadership, or the intellectual origins of Christian Science. Though demanding in its assumptions and terminology, it rewards attentive reading as a primary document of spiritual self-definition and institutional formation.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length19 hrs 12 mins
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Publish dateNov 29, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26To The Mother Church.
2Introduction
27To ——, On Prayer.
3Author Biography
28To The National Christian Scientist Association.
4Historical Context
29To The College Association.
5Synopsis (Selection)
30To The National Christian Scientist Association.
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6Epigrams.
31To The First Church Of Christ, Scientist, Boston.
7Preface.
32To Donors Of Boat, From Toronto, Canada.
8Chapter I. Introductory.
33Address,—Laying The Corner-Stone.
9Prospectus.
34To The First Church Of Christ, Scientist, Boston
10A Timely Issue.
35The First Members Of The First Church Of Christ,. Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts
11Love Your Enemies.
36Extract From A Letter
12Christian Theism.
37To The Mother Church
13The New Birth.
38To First Church Of Christ, Scientist, In Oconto
14Chapter II. One Cause And Effect.
39To First Church Of Christ, Scientist, In Scranton
15Chapter III. Questions And Answers. (pt. 1)
40To First Church Of Christ, Scientist,. In Denver
16Chapter III. Questions And Answers. (pt. 2)
41To First Church Of Christ, Scientist,. In Lawrence
17Chapter IV. Addresses.
42To Correspondents
18Christian Science In Tremont Temple.
43To Students
19Science And The Senses.
44To A Student
20Extract From My First Address In The Mother. Church, May 26, 1895
45To A Student
21Address Before The Alumni Of The Massachusetts. Metaphysical College, 1895
46Extract From A Christmas Letter
22Address Before The Christian Scientist Association. Of The Massachusetts Metaphysical College,. In 1893
47Chapter VI. Sermons.
23Communion Address, January, 1896
48A Christmas Sermon
24Message To The Annual Meeting Of The Mother. Church, Boston, 1896
49Editor's Extracts From Sermon
25Chapter V. Letters.
50Extract From A Sermon Delivered In Boston, January 18, 1885
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