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)
What I’ve been reading: MBE Internet Comics
Back To the Batcave, Chickenhawks!
The following is a guest post by long-time reader and fellow former-Christian Scientist Dr. Spock. For more , please visit the Guest Posts & Contributors tab at the top of the page. Some readers may be aware that the Committee on Publication (COP) folks--they're the public relations army of the Christian Science Church--have been working … Continue reading Back To the Batcave, Chickenhawks!
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)
very prin-like, other than the partying part….
The following is an e-mail I received from a reader that I have shared here with their permission. I don’t often publish e-mails from readers, but when I do they’ll be categorized and tagged “Hi Kat e-mails.” This e-mail was in response to yesterday's post “The Best College You can Actually Get Into” is NOT Principia. … Continue reading very prin-like, other than the partying part….
“The Best College You can Actually Get Into” is NOT Principia
Time.com's Money section recently ran a list of the 25 "Best You can Actually Get Into" colleges, Principia College came in at number one. I take issue with Time listing Principia as number one, I have previously blogged about the many, many problems with Principia, and to list it as a viable option for the … Continue reading “The Best College You can Actually Get Into” is NOT Principia
“You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it." ~ Robin Williams Strange and beautiful via the Bloggess Depression lies via Wil Wheaton suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ image via Honest Toddler on Facebook
Georgine Milmine & The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy
In reading the forward of Francis Dakin's biography, Mrs. Eddy. The biography of a virginal mind, I was struck by Dakin's praise of Georgine Milmine and her book, The life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the history of Christian Science. On p. x, Dakin writes of Milmine's work: That her book was withdrawn, and … Continue reading Georgine Milmine & The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy
California Mystery Worship Three: Matter is Mortal Error
An outsiders account of a Christian Science Service. Very insightful.
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
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