Retrospection and Introspection
A Spiritual Autobiography of Christian Science, Faith Healing, and Biblical Self-ExaminationBy Mary Baker Eddy
Length1h 23m
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Mary Baker Eddy's *Retrospection and Introspection* (1891) is a concise spiritual autobiography that traces the formative experiences behind her emergence as the founder of Christian Science. Moving from childhood religious questioning and personal suffering to her discovery of spiritual healing and the establishment of a worldwide movement, Eddy presents her life as evidence of divine guidance rather than as ordinary personal memoir. Its episodic structure, biblical allusions, devotional diction, and admonitory tone place it within nineteenth-century Protestant autobiography while also reflecting the era's fascination with spiritual experience, alternative healing, and religious reform. The work is therefore both testimony and theological interpretation, designed to illuminate the principles later systematized in *Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures*. Born Mary Morse Baker in 1821, Eddy was shaped by New England Congregationalism, chronic illness, bereavement, and sustained engagement with questions of prayer, Scripture, and healing. Her experiences, including the healing episode she regarded as decisive in 1866, convinced her that divine Mind—not material force—constituted the basis of genuine restoration. Written after years of controversy and institutional development, this volume responds to public curiosity while defending the spiritual logic of her life and mission. Readers interested in American religious history, women's authorship, nineteenth-century reform movements, or the rhetoric of spiritual autobiography will find the book especially rewarding. It offers an indispensable primary source for understanding Eddy's theology, self-fashioning, and enduring influence.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length1 hr 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 2, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Miscellaneous Writings (Annotated)
2"FEED MY SHEEP"
3COLLEGE CLOSED
4GENERAL ASSOCIATIONS, AND OUR MAGAZINE
5FAITH-CURE
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6FOUNDATION-STONES
7THE GREAT REVELATION
8SIN, SINNER, AND ECCLESIASTICISM
9THE HUMAN CONCEPT
10PERSONALITY
11PLAGIARISM
12ADMONITION
13EXEMPLIFICATION
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