Seekers and Scholars

Feb 28 2025 100 ep. 25 mins 127

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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.

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100. Caring for China—Sarah Pike Conger and the Empress Dowager

Feb 28 2025 34 mins

Learn how the wife of America’s ambassador to China drew on her deep faith to overcome attacks from Chinese combatants during the Boxer Rebellion.

99. Revisiting Violet Oakley’s spiritual vision and trailblazing art

Feb 03 2025 20 mins

Find out how the ideals of William Penn and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy inspired a leading twentieth-century artist’s portrayals of love and peace.

98. New insights at the Archives Open House

Dec 31 2024 35 mins

Listen to Library staff members illuminate Christian Science history through objects they exhibited from our collections.

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.