Episodes

  • 96. “Find ourselves in the place just right”—Shakers and Christian Science

    96. “Find ourselves in the place just right”—Shakers and Christian Science
    Nov 1 2024
    Learn about the ways some Shaker communities embraced Christian Science teachings and healing—as well as how Mary Baker Eddy thought about their beliefs and practices.
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    33 mins
  • 95. Terms of endearment—Mary Baker Eddy and New Hampshire

    95. Terms of endearment—Mary Baker Eddy and New Hampshire
    Oct 1 2024
    Find out why the cultural and religious character of her native state meant so much to the founder of Christian Science.
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    36 mins
  • 94. In conversation—the Joseph Smith and Mary Baker Eddy papers

    94. In conversation—the Joseph Smith and Mary Baker Eddy papers
    Sep 2 2024
    Listen as members of two major documentary editing projects discuss their work and its impact on religious history.
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    34 mins
  • 93. Listener’s choice: Revisiting “Psalms of Life—Mary Baker Eddy and 19th-century American poetry”

    93. Listener’s choice: Revisiting “Psalms of Life—Mary Baker Eddy and 19th-century American poetry”
    Aug 1 2024
    Learn why America’s passion for verse in the nineteenth century is meaningful for a Ugandan college student today.
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    47 mins
  • 92. Concord—spiritual quest and “the word” in the computer age

    92. Concord—spiritual quest and “the word” in the computer age
    Jul 1 2024
    How can new technologies serve a person’s spiritual growth? Explore a powerful Christian Science study tool, through firsthand accounts of its development.
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    32 mins
  • 91. The Clerk and “the doings of the [Mother] Church”

    91. The Clerk and “the doings of the [Mother] Church”
    Jun 1 2024
    How does a worldwide religious body stay connected? Explore some of the ways this interaction has worked for the Christian Science church, from its origins up to the present day.
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    32 mins
  • 90. Cherishing her Congregational roots—Mary Baker Eddy and the Boutons

    90. Cherishing her Congregational roots—Mary Baker Eddy and the Boutons
    May 1 2024
    Find out why Eddy described the teachings and work of a prominent New Hampshire minister as the “vestibule of Christian Science.”
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    32 mins
  • 89. Mary Baker Eddy’s argument with animal magnetism and “vitalism”

    89. Mary Baker Eddy’s argument with animal magnetism and “vitalism”
    Apr 1 2024
    Hear about a nineteenth-century American culture fascinated with the vitalizing effects of psychic practices, and learn why Eddy saw them as delusional and dangerous.
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    32 mins