Annual Meeting 2021: 60 Countries Reunited Online
On June 7, 2021, church members from all over the UK watched the annual meeting of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, as it was live-streamed from the Church’s headquarters in Boston. Watch the recording here.
Response to The Daily Mirror on Ellen DeGeneres
A letter to the editor of The Daily Mirror: In your May 13 story about DeGeneres, your brief reference to the Christian Science faith and its attitude to the medical profession might mislead your readers…
Christian Science & Vaccinations
Does the Christian Science Church have a policy about vaccinations? If vaccinations are required by law, for example ‘vaccine passports’, what is the view of the Christian Science Church? Your questions on vaccinations answered. Read on to learn more.
An Unfounded Connection
I cannot think of a faith more opposed to the “Positive Thinking” that Canon Angela Tilby writes about (Comment, 16 October) than Christian Science. Yet she implies that Christian Science is one of the sources for the religious positivism espoused by Norman Vincent Peale and his church, which Donald Trump attended as a young man.
LONG READ: The Faith that Motivated Nancy Astor by Robin Harragin Hussey
We are delighted to post a LONG READ by Robin Harragin Hussey on a much overlooked but fundamental influence on the life of Nancy Astor – her adherence to Christian Science . Any collection on Astor would be incomplete without an exploration of her faith.Robin studied Religious Studies at Sussex University and gained a Masters and PGCE from Kings College, London. A lifelong Christian Scientist, she has worked to present religion to her students and in a wider arena as a medium through which change for good and healing can be effected. Most recently she was appointed Christian Science Committee on Publication, London and District Manager of the Committees on Publication in UK and Ireland. This position involves liaising with the media and legislature on issues to do with Christian Science.
Response to The Guardian Review of Circles & Squares
In a recent book review by The Guardian on the book, The Circle and the Squares, two Christian scientists are referenced to as being “positive-minded Christian Scientists.” There is nothing wrong with being positive but Christian Science is much more than simply a method of thinking positively…
Does the Christian Science church have plans to help the needy?
A local interfaith reader asked this question and Christian Scientists may appreciate reading the answer, sent by Jenny Pearson, Committee on Publication for South East 1.
In response to a podcast by The Spectator
As a Christian Scientist, I’d like to give a different perspective on Damian Thompson’s Feb 28 podcast, because I see in my church energetic, committed, and joyful individuals. However, Mr. Thompson’s argument begs the question vital to the practice of all faith, namely, what about religion will actually last? If it isn't practical, real, revitalizing, what is religion for?
Response to the Telegraph: 48 Hours in Boston
As a frequent visitor to Boston, Massachusetts, myself, I delighted in reading Linda Laban’s romp through 48 Hours in Boston. She brought out the sparkling essence of the blend of history, quirkiness, and modernity that is this unique East Coast city. One of the places she so adeptly describes is the Christian Science Plaza where one can learn about the New Englander who founded a religion…
Response to the Guardian: Christian Science, Medicine and Prayer
Christian Science beliefs and practices, often misunderstood, can run against cultural norms. They are based on a deep faith in a loving God and on the teachings and healing works of Jesus proved practical. The Church’s aim is to relieve suffering and uplift humanity. The health and safety of children and adults are paramount to all.
Response to The Financial Times Comment
"This “think and get rich” philosophy seems less a source of “resilience” in today’s world than of destabilizing selfishness and short-termism. So, I am saddened to see my own religious faith — I’m a Christian Scientist — lumped in with this philosophy.
Celebrating Women in Religion
This talk (transcribed) celebrates the role of three women who shaped thought in their religious traditions: - Ellen G. White, Seventh Day Adventist Church - Mary Baker Eddy, The Church of Christ, Scientist - 'Amma', Hindu Guru.
Response to Review of "History of Wolves"
Below is our original response to a Sunday Telegraph book review of Emily Fridlund's debut novel "History of Wolves," which includes a couple of characters described as Christian Scientists.
"Joy of sects" Letter to the Editor
Your article “The joy of sects” (Feb 2nd, 2017), inaccurately states Christian Scientists “do not believe in conventional medicine”, perhaps suggesting to some readers that we are opposed to it.
Healing & Higher Power: An Interview About AA
Headlines warning of the social fallout from alcohol and drug addiction often fail to record the remarkable fact that hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have successfully “recovered” from these often devastating dependencies. The highly lauded “12 Steps” programme, that has fronted the decades long efforts of both Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, as well as similar organisations, have undoubtedly saved many lives. At the heart of this success story is an acceptance of a spiritual “higher power” available to all, one which supersedes mere will power and puts them on the road to recovery.