Profile of Christian Science
| Article Index |
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| Profile of Christian Science |
| II. Beliefs of the Group |
| III. Contemporary Issues and Controversies |
| IV. Links to Christian Science Web Sites |
| V. Bibliography |
| V. Endnotes |
IV. Links to Christian Science Web Sites
Pro-Christian Science Web Sites
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
This is the official site of the Mother Church in Boston, MA. It is rich with information about spiritual healing, Christian Science beliefs, explanations of what is contained in Science and Health, publications, and Mary Baker Eddy. For those with the software, there is a quicktime movie for viewing as well as a virtual tour of the Mother Church. This site also has links to the Christian Science Monitor, college organizations, etc. The information is useful, but often it is superficial.
http://www.tfccs.com/
Once a premiere newspaper in the U.S. and a accurate reporter of Third World news, the Christian Science Monitor has seen its membership go down, but still maintains a relatively wide readership.
http://www.csmonitor.com
The Mary Baker Eddy Institute is the web site location from which to read Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. The Manual is also available from this page, as well as a newsletter, a resource center, current articles and other information on healing. Other organizations are also given.
http://www.mbeinstitute.org:80/healing/
Global Christian Science Network
This site, not affiliated with the Mother Church, is a global link to Christian Science churches, nurses, products, services and more all over the world. It also has a search engine useful for locating specific information about Christian Science.
http://www.lii.net:80/globalcsnet/buckeyew.htm
The Virtual Christian Science Reading Room (extinct link)
Maintained by a Christian Science church in St. Paul, Minnesota, this site has the latest radio newscast from Monitor radio and a Christian Science lecture available. Otherwise, this site does not differ from the other church endorsed sites.
http://www.mtn.org/~rrstore/index.htm
This site claims to be "The International source for materials about Christian Science."
http://www.thebookmark.com/
CYGNY- Science and Christianity (extinct link)
This site contains very detailed information about Christian Science teachings, including the structure for the Key of David, healing, and metaphysics. It is helpful to have some knowledge of Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health with Key to Scriptures before viewing this page.
http://sword.lightspeed.bc.ca/cygni/cs.html
Non-biased web site locations for Christian Science information
Ontario Consultants for Religious Tolerance, Christian Science Page
The OCRT Christian Science page gives an in-depth, purportedly unbiased report of Christian Science history, beliefs, healing, practices, media, controversies and useful bibliographical resources. This page contains only text, and provides a balanced account of this cult. At the end of the Christian Science page, there are links to the OCRT home page, which offers descriptions of 57 other religion-oriented groups.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/cr_sci.htm
Mary Baker Eddy's Path to Religious Leadership—a Book Review by Peter J. Gomes
An unlikely site for good information, this web site has a concise history of Mary Baker Eddy's life within a book review that seeks to place Mary Baker Eddy within the context of late 1800s society. This is a good site for those who desire a more in-depth look at Eddy herself.
http://www.bookwire.com/bbr/life/with-bleeding.html
Anti-Christian Science web sites
The homepage of The Christian Way, a "ministry of former-Christian Scientists for truth through Jesus" is an anti-Christian Science web site maintained by former Christian Scientists. There are essays exposing Christian Science's inconsistencies and faults, a welcome note, testimonials, and a bibliography of some Christian Science resources, more than half of which are against Christian Science. An interesting look at an anti-cult movement.
Was at http://www.goodnet.com/~calvary/ .... now at http://www.christianway.org/
The Watchman Expositor on The First Church of Christ, Scientist
This anti-cult group's Christian Science page is quite judgmental, but there is some good information, particularly with regards to the difference between Jesus and Christ for Christian Science believers.
http://rampages.onramp.net/~watchman/jesuschs.htm
Katie Bretz: What Every Christian Scientist Should Know (expired link)
This page, by Katie Bretz at Cornell, allows a look at personal testimony by a former Christian Scientist. The page is also a good source of bibliographical information on Christian Science, although slanted somewhat towards her beliefs.
http://www.msc.cornell.edu/~bretz/truth.html