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(New page: '''Christian Science''' is the name for a religious denomination formally known as ''First Church of Christ, Scientist,'' and for that denomination's system of beliefs. It was established ...)
 
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Christian Science lays emphasis on curing disease through faith. It holds that disease is contrary to the will of God and therefore represents a "state of error" which can be corrected through prayer.  
 
Christian Science lays emphasis on curing disease through faith. It holds that disease is contrary to the will of God and therefore represents a "state of error" which can be corrected through prayer.  
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Christian Scientists maintain that the denomination is Christian in every sense of the word, despite some idiosyncrasies in its practices ("non-material" celebration of Baptism and the Eucharist) and terminology (Christ Jesus is referred to as the "wayshower.")
  
 
The Church of Christ, Scientist is headquartered in Boston, in a large complex which includes the Mother Church,<ref>known as '''The''' First Church of Christ, Scientist, as distinguished from the others, designated simply "First Church of Christ, Scientist"</ref> the Christian Science Publishing Company, and a unique world globe called the Mapparium. It has about two thousand branches in seventy countries; however, the strongest support for it continues to exist in the northeastern United States, where it originated. The church does not publish membership figures, but it is thought to have about half a million adherents worldwide,<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_157.html#941 400,000] according to adherents.com</ref>, and its well-publicized recent financial difficulties have led outsiders to surmise that its membership is in decline.
 
The Church of Christ, Scientist is headquartered in Boston, in a large complex which includes the Mother Church,<ref>known as '''The''' First Church of Christ, Scientist, as distinguished from the others, designated simply "First Church of Christ, Scientist"</ref> the Christian Science Publishing Company, and a unique world globe called the Mapparium. It has about two thousand branches in seventy countries; however, the strongest support for it continues to exist in the northeastern United States, where it originated. The church does not publish membership figures, but it is thought to have about half a million adherents worldwide,<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_157.html#941 400,000] according to adherents.com</ref>, and its well-publicized recent financial difficulties have led outsiders to surmise that its membership is in decline.

Revision as of 20:56, March 29, 2007

Christian Science is the name for a religious denomination formally known as First Church of Christ, Scientist, and for that denomination's system of beliefs. It was established (or, as its adherents prefer to say, discovered) by Mary Baker Eddy in 1879, and presented in her book, Science and Health, With Key to the Scriptures.

Christian Science lays emphasis on curing disease through faith. It holds that disease is contrary to the will of God and therefore represents a "state of error" which can be corrected through prayer.

Christian Scientists maintain that the denomination is Christian in every sense of the word, despite some idiosyncrasies in its practices ("non-material" celebration of Baptism and the Eucharist) and terminology (Christ Jesus is referred to as the "wayshower.")

The Church of Christ, Scientist is headquartered in Boston, in a large complex which includes the Mother Church,[1] the Christian Science Publishing Company, and a unique world globe called the Mapparium. It has about two thousand branches in seventy countries; however, the strongest support for it continues to exist in the northeastern United States, where it originated. The church does not publish membership figures, but it is thought to have about half a million adherents worldwide,[2], and its well-publicized recent financial difficulties have led outsiders to surmise that its membership is in decline.

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  1. known as The First Church of Christ, Scientist, as distinguished from the others, designated simply "First Church of Christ, Scientist"
  2. 400,000 according to adherents.com