Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, written by Mary Baker Eddy, is the foundation of the Christian Science movement. Mary Baker Eddy Mary Morse Baker, better known as Mary Baker Eddy (July 16, 1821 - December 3, 1910) founded the Church of Christ, Scientist in 1879. ... Christian Science is a teaching regarding the efficacy of spiritual healing according to the interpretation of the Bible by Mary Baker Eddy, in her book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. ...

It was inspired by the biblical studies she began in 1867, following her healing experience during the prior year. The first edition appeared in 1875 and went through over two hundred revisions before Eddy's death in 1910. 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...

Science and Health encapsulates the teachings of Christian Science. Christian Scientists often call it their "textbook." At Sunday services, passages from Science and Health are read from the lectern along with complementary passages from the Bible. Eddy called the two books Christian Science's "dual and impersonal pastor." Christian Science is a teaching regarding the efficacy of spiritual healing according to the interpretation of the Bible by Mary Baker Eddy, in her book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. ... The Gutenberg Bible owned by the United States Library of Congress The Bible (Hebrew: תנ״ך tanakh, Greek: η Βίβλος hē biblos) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Work of God, The Word, The Good Book or Scripture), from Greek (τα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the name used by Jews and Christians for their...

The book itself posits a wholly metaphysical view of Christianity in which sin, disease, and death are not of God, and are therefore not real. Christian Scientists believe that by striving toward a spiritual view of the world as God's creation, they can overcome the "false beliefs" of these adversities.

The copyright for Science and Health went through several renewals. In 1972, at the urging of two Christian Scientists in the Nixon administration, Congress dramatically extended the copyright on it, effectively reserving it exclusively to the church, but this was later found unconstitutional, and private distributions have appeared through entities such as the Aequus Institute. Legal Disclaimer: this page contains legal information for reference and education, but it is not legal advice–the application of law to an individuals specific circumstances. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ...

During the 1990s, which saw other controversies including the attempted media ventures of the Christian Science Publishing Society and the publication of The Destiny of The Mother Church, a trade edition was released which included an index and an unprecedented introduction by a church director. This unusual edition was marketed outside of the historical channels of individual distribution and Christian Science Reading Rooms. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... The Christian Science Publishing Society is the publishing arm of the Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Destiny of The Mother Church is the primary and theologically disputed work of Bliss Knapp, the son of Ira O. and Flavia S. Knapp, students of Mary Baker Eddy. ... Branches of the Church of Christ, Scientist normally maintain a Christian Science Reading Room in their community where the public can study, borrow, or purchase Christian Science literature. ...

The book has three sections. The main section, which makes up the bulk of the book, is comprised of the first 500 pages. The second section, "Key to the Scriptures", illustrates how to interpret the scriptures (i.e. The Bible), by examining parts of Genesis and Revelation, and providing a Glossary of commonly-used terms from the Bible with their metaphysical interpretation. The final section, the last 100 pages, are testimonies of people who had "been reformed and healed through the perusal or study of (the) book". Genesis (Greek: Γένεσις, having the meanings of birth, creation, cause, beginning, source and origin), also called The First Book of Moses, is the first book of Torah (five books of Moses), and is the first book of the Tanakh, part of the Hebrew Bible; it is also the first book of... Visions of John the Evangelist, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ...

The title of the chapters are:

1. Prayer 2. Atonement and Eucharist 3. Marriage 4. Christian Science versus Spritualism 5. Animal Magnetism Unmasked 6. Science, Theology, Medicine 7. Physiology 8. Footsteps of Truth 9. Creation 10. Science of Being 11. Some Objections Answered 12. Christian Science Practice 13. Teaching Christian Science 14. Recapitulation 15. Genesis 16. The Apocalypse 17. Glossary 18. Fruitage

External links

• Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures at spirituality.com
• Project Gutenberg e-text of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
• Daily Weblog of one who practices the teachings in Science and Health
• Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures presented by Line Of Light
• Former Christian Scientists (See Discussion under "Balance")