
Since God’s creation is good, evils such as disease, death, and sin cannot be a part of fundamental reality. She went on to found a college, a church, a publishing enterprise, and the respected newspaper “The Christian Science Monitor.” Because of its similarity to other groups, many believe Christian Science to be a non-Christian cult.Ĭhristian Science teaches that God-Father-Mother of all-is completely good and wholly spiritual and that all God’s creation, including the true nature of every person, is the flawless spiritual likeness of the Divine. Her book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, broke new ground in the understanding of the mind-body-spirit connection. The result was a system of healing she dubbed “Christian Science” in 1879. Inspired by her own experience of healing in 1866, Eddy spent years in Bible study, prayer, and research of various healing methods. Christian Science was begun by Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910), who pioneered new ideas about spirituality and health.
