Church of Christ, Scientist

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Christian denomination church religious organization

The Church of Christ, Scientist is a Christian denomination best known for its emphasis on spiritual healing, prayer, and the teachings outlined in Mary Baker Eddy’s book "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."

Aliases (9)

Christian Science ×28
Christian Science movement ×2
Christian Science (former) ×1
Christian Science (indirectly, via spouse) ×1
Christian Science (through Mary Baker Eddy) ×1
Christian Science Church ×1
Christian Science metaphysics ×1
Christian Science theology ×1
Christian Scientists ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination → church → religious organization →
basedOnWork	Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures → The Holy Bible →
coreBelief	Christ as the divine idea of God → God as infinite Spirit, Mind, and Love → spiritual healing through prayer → the supremacy of spiritual reality over material reality → the unreality of matter in an ultimate spiritual sense →
corePractice	Bible study → Sunday worship services → Wednesday testimony meetings → prayer for healing → reliance on spiritual means for healing → study of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures → use of Christian Science practitioners for spiritual treatment →
countryOfOrigin	United States of America →
foundedBy	Mary Baker Eddy →
foundedInPlace	Boston, Massachusetts →
foundedInYear	1879 →
hasAbbreviation	CS → Christian Science Church →
hasCentralOrganization	The Mother Church →
hasClericalStructure	lay readers instead of ordained clergy →
hasEducationalInstitution	Principia College → Principia School →
hasFounderWork	Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures →
hasGlobalPresence	yes →
hasGovernanceBody	Christian Science Board of Directors →
hasHeadquartersLocation	Boston, Massachusetts →
hasLanguageOfWorship	English →
hasMainClassification	Christian Science →
hasOfficialName	The First Church of Christ, Scientist →
hasPeriodical	Christian Science Sentinel → The Christian Science Journal → The Christian Science Monitor → The Herald of Christian Science →
hasPolity	congregational polity →
hasSacredText	Prose Works by Mary Baker Eddy → Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures → The Holy Bible →
hasTypeOfBuilding	Christian Science Reading Room → Christian Science church →
hasViewOnScripture	Bible as inspired word of God → Science and Health as key to understanding the Bible →
hasViewOnTrinity	non-creedal, emphasizes God as one divine Mind →
interpretsSacrament	baptism as spiritual purification → communion as spiritual →
rejectsPractice	sacraments as material rituals →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carole Lombard ("Christian Science") → Clara Clemens ("Christian Science") → Cloris Leachman ("Christian Science") → Dick Van Dyke ("Christian Science (former)") → Frances Hodgson Burnett ("Christian Science") → Ginger Rogers ("Christian Science") → H. R. Haldeman ("Christian Science") → H. R. Haldeman ("Christian Science") → John Ehrlichman ("Christian Science") → King Vidor ("Christian Science") → Mary Baker Eddy ("Christian Science") → Mary Morse Baker ("Christian Science") → Ted Shawn ("Christian Science") → Val Kilmer ("Christian Science") →	religion
George Washington Glover ("Christian Science (through Mary Baker Eddy)") → No and Yes → Retrospection and Introspection → Rudimental Divine Science →	associatedWith
Mary Baker Eddy → Mary Baker Eddy ("Christian Science movement") → Mary Baker Eddy ("Christian Science") → Mary Baker Eddy ("Christian Science") →	founded
Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896 ("Christian Science") → Retrospection and Introspection ("Christian Science") → Rudimental Divine Science ("Christian Science") → Unity of Good ("Christian Science") →	religiousTradition
Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896 ("Christian Science") → No and Yes ("Christian Science") → Unity of Good →	religiousMovement
No and Yes ("Christian Science") → Rudimental Divine Science ("Christian Science theology") →	mainSubject
Rudimental Divine Science ("Christian Science") → Unity of Good ("Christian Science") →	theologicalPerspective
The Christian Science Journal →	affiliation
Mary Morse Baker →	founderOf
Church of Christ, Scientist ("Christian Science Church") →	hasAbbreviation
Mary Morse Baker ("Christian Science movement") →	hasInfluenced
Church of Christ, Scientist ("Christian Science") →	hasMainClassification
No and Yes ("Christian Science metaphysics") →	hasTheologicalPerspective
Mary Morse Baker ("Christian Science") →	movement
The Christian Science Monitor ("Christian Science") →	religiousAffiliation
George Washington Glover ("Christian Science (indirectly, via spouse)") →	religiousAssociation
Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896 →	religiousDenomination
George Washington Glover ("Christian Science") →	spouseReligion
Rudimental Divine Science ("Christian Scientists") →	usedBy