This is part of a series of posts about Mrs. Eddy. The biography of a virginal mind by Francis Dakin. For all posts on this topic, see the tag the Biography of a Virginal Mind But the desire for glory has great power in washing the tincture of philosophy out of the souls of men. … Continue reading Part 3 – A Woman Becomes a Diety (xii-xx)
Category: Christian Science History
The Shakers & Ms. Eddy
This is one of several posts exploring the accusations of plagiarism leveled against Ms. Eddy, as well as what may have influenced the writing of Science & Health. This, and future posts dealing with this topic will be tagged MBEPlagerism. In Mrs. Eddy. The biography of a virginal mind (1), Dakin drops a paragraph pertaining … Continue reading The Shakers & Ms. Eddy
Part 2: A Book to Conjure With (vii-x)
This is part of a series of posts about Mrs. Eddy. The biography of a virginal mind by Francis Dakin. For all posts on this topic, see the tag the Biography of a Virginal Mind As with Part 1, Dakin beings Part 2 with a Plutarch quote. Often in his speaking he would be transported … Continue reading Part 2: A Book to Conjure With (vii-x)
Part 1: A Quest for Minerva’s Parentage (i-vi)
This is part of a series of posts about Mrs. Eddy. The biography of a virginal mind by Francis Dakin. For all posts on this topic, see the tag the Biography of a Virginal Mind Dakin's choice of title for Part 1: A Quest for Minerva's Parentage, is intriguing. It seems Dakin is seriously (sarcastically?) … Continue reading Part 1: A Quest for Minerva’s Parentage (i-vi)
Junior Christian Science Bible Teaching Show & the Devil in the Church
Although I was raised in Christian Science and a regular attendee of Christian Science Sunday School until my twentieth birthday, I had never heard of, or seen, Junior Christian Science Bible Teaching Show until someone left a few links to YouTube videos in the comments of my post Wanna be a sheep! I was intrigued, … Continue reading Junior Christian Science Bible Teaching Show & the Devil in the Church
the Biography of a Virginal Mind / Forward: pages vii – x
This is the second of a series of posts about Mrs. Eddy. The biography of a virginal mind by Francis Dakin. For all posts on this topic, see the tag the Biography of a Virginal Mind In the forward, on page vii, Dakin begins by acknowledging that "Popular conceptions of Mrs. Eddy have shown an … Continue reading the Biography of a Virginal Mind / Forward: pages vii – x
Mary & Gilbert Were Sweethearts
The following is a short story by Joseph Woodbury III, initially left as a comment on the biography of a Virginal Mind, shared again here with the embedded hyperlinks that failed to show up in the original comment. June 4, 1882: Gilbert lay dying on his bed. His wife Mary sat by the bedside looking … Continue reading Mary & Gilbert Were Sweethearts
the Biography of a Virginal Mind
This is the first of a series of posts about Mrs. Eddy. The biography of a virginal mind, by Francis Dakin. For all posts on this topic, see the tag the Biography of a Virginal Mind It must be borne in mind that my design is not to write histories, but lives. -- Plutarch I've started … Continue reading the Biography of a Virginal Mind
Einstein & Christian Science
Christian Science enjoys associating itself with famous people, great thinkers, and Albert Einstein. Einstein fits both aforementioned categories nicely, and what better way to give some merit to Ms. Eddy's claims than to say one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century was somehow involved, intrigued, or interested in it. The Researchers at the … Continue reading Einstein & Christian Science
Portraits of Our Beloved Leader
Propaganda & the image of Mary Baker Eddy I was required to take an art history class for my major in college, it didn't really pertain to my major, but it fell into some outdated requirements so I spent 50 minutes every morning for ten weeks in a dimly-lit, too-warm room, being lectured at (basically … Continue reading Portraits of Our Beloved Leader
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