Christian Science
Women, Healing, and the Church
Seiten
2009
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-4574-4 (ISBN)
University Press of America (Verlag)
978-0-7618-4574-4 (ISBN)
This is a book about the history of the Christian Science church and the reasons for the decline of the religion during the twentieth century.
In 1879, Mary Baker Eddy founded her Christian Science church on the basis that her spiritual healing system would transform all who used it, physically, mentally, and morally. For many Victorian women, this was true: they were healed, they were transformed, and Eddy's church flourished with a majority of women members. However, by the second wave feminist movement, the church was in decline and hasn't revived despite late twentieth century interest in the conjunction between women, religion, and healing. The author argues that a number of decisions that were made and policies that were implemented by successive Boards of Directors of the church had a negative impact on women's experience of the religion during the twentieth century.
In 1879, Mary Baker Eddy founded her Christian Science church on the basis that her spiritual healing system would transform all who used it, physically, mentally, and morally. For many Victorian women, this was true: they were healed, they were transformed, and Eddy's church flourished with a majority of women members. However, by the second wave feminist movement, the church was in decline and hasn't revived despite late twentieth century interest in the conjunction between women, religion, and healing. The author argues that a number of decisions that were made and policies that were implemented by successive Boards of Directors of the church had a negative impact on women's experience of the religion during the twentieth century.
Deidre Michell, Ph.D., is a theologian living and working in Adelaide, South Australia. She has degrees from the University of Adelaide and Flinders University of South Australia and has published articles on spiritual healing, feminist theology, Mary Baker Eddy, and other nineteenth century religious women.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Setting the Scene
Chapter 3 Gathering Together the Women
Chapter 4 "God and Mrs Eddy Willing"
Chapter 5 The Controlling Church
Chapter 6 Matter/Spirit, Body/Mind
Chapter 7 Relationship with Medical Profession
Chapter 8 Women's Conversion Experiences
Chapter 9 Healing and Happiness
Chapter 10 Conclusion
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 16.7.2009 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 154 x 232 mm |
| Gewicht | 365 g |
| Themenwelt | Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7618-4574-7 / 0761845747 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7618-4574-4 / 9780761845744 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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