Seekers and Scholars

Nov 30 2024 98 ep. 25 mins 128
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Discover how seekers and scholars from a variety of disciplines have engaged with Mary Baker Eddy's life, ideas, and accomplishments.

  Society & Culture  Education  Religion & Spirituality
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97. Spiritual and musical evolutions in the Christian Science Hymnal

Nov 30 2024 37 mins  
Hear the backstory of this beloved church songbook and learn how it compares with those of other religious traditions.

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

Oct 31 2024 32 mins  
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.

95. Terms of endearment—Mary Baker Eddy and New Hampshire

Oct 01 2024 36 mins  
Find out why the cultural and religious character of her native state meant so much to the founder of Christian Science.

94. In conversation—the Joseph Smith and Mary Baker Eddy papers

Sep 02 2024 34 mins  
Listen as members of two major documentary editing projects discuss their work and its impact on religious history.

93. Listener’s choice: Revisiting “Psalms of Life—Mary Baker Eddy and 19th-century American poetry”

Jul 31 2024 46 mins  
Learn why America’s passion for verse in the nineteenth century is meaningful for a Ugandan college student today.

92. Concord—spiritual quest and “the word” in the computer age

Jul 01 2024 32 mins  
How can new technologies serve a person’s spiritual growth? Explore a powerful Christian Science study tool, through firsthand accounts of its development.

91. The Clerk and “the doings of the [Mother] Church”

May 31 2024 32 mins  
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.

90. Cherishing her Congregational roots—Mary Baker Eddy and the Boutons

Apr 30 2024 32 mins  
Find out why Eddy described the teachings and work of a prominent New Hampshire minister as the “vestibule of Christian Science.”

89. Mary Baker Eddy’s argument with animal magnetism and “vitalism”

Apr 01 2024 32 mins  
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.

88. Christian Science meets African women theologians

Feb 29 2024 33 mins  
Learn how and why the untold stories of two pioneering Black African women Christian Scientists are resonating with contemporary women scholars and activists.