Church of Christ, Scientist

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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."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination
church
religious organization
basedOnWork Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
Bible
surface form: 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
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
surface form: 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
Church of Christ, Scientist self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christian Science Church
hasCentralOrganization The Mother Church
hasClericalStructure lay readers instead of ordained clergy
hasEducationalInstitution Principia College
Principia College
surface form: 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 Church of Christ, Scientist self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
surface form: Prose Works by Mary Baker Eddy

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
Bible
surface form: 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

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Carol Channing religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Joel McCrea religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Jim Henson religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Vida Goldstein religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Carl Wilson religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Deryck Guyler religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Diane Keaton religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Bow, New Hampshire hasNotableReligionConnection Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Violet Oakley religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Counterfeit Miracles mainTopic Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Christie Brinkley religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Eleanor Powell religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Julie Harris religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
H. R. religion Church of Christ, Scientist
subject surface form: H. R. Haldeman
this entity surface form: Christian Science
former Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, San Francisco originalFunction Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science church
former Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, San Francisco religiousDenominationOriginal Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Bob Haldeman religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Mark Twain bibliography includesWork Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Harry Robbins religion Church of Christ, Scientist
subject surface form: Harry Robbins Haldeman
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Morse associatedWith Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Morse founded Church of Christ, Scientist
subject surface form: Mary Baker Eddy
this entity surface form: Christian Science
New Thought and metaphysical religion in America influencedBy Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Lucille Fay LeSueur religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Marni Nixon religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
C. W. Post religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Dana Andrews religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science
Beatrice Straight religion Church of Christ, Scientist
this entity surface form: Christian Science