What is Christian Science?

Christian Science was discovered by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866. She was severely injured in a fall, and turned to the Bible as she had been accustomed to doing. All she had pondered in the past came strongly and clearly to her as she read an account of one of Jesus’ healings. She was immediately healed.

Convinced that God had healed her, she spent the next several years searching the Scriptures to understand the principle behind her healing. She named her discovery Christian Science and explained it in 1875 when she first wrote Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.

Several Biographies of Mary Baker Eddy are available at the Christian Science Reading room and at many libraries. They document her growth in the understanding of her revelation and the many healings that evolved from her discovery.