Rolling Away the Stone: Mary Baker Eddy's Challenge to MaterialismThis richly detailed study highlights the last two decades of the life ofMary Baker Eddy, a prominent religious thinker whose character and achievement arejust beginning to be understood. It is the first book-length discussion of Eddy tomake full use of the resources of the Mary Baker Eddy Collection in Boston. RollingAway the Stone focuses on her long-reaching legacy as a Christian thinker, specifically her challenge to the materialism that threatens religious belief andpractice. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictGottschalk, an independent historian and author of The Emergence of Christian Science in American Religious Life, completed this significant intellectual biography of Mary Baker Eddy before his death ... Read full review
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Worlds Leaden Weight | 9 |
1 O God is it all | 43 |
2 Becoming Mrs Eddy | 88 |
3 By What Authority? On Christian Ground | 123 |
4 By What Authority? Listening and Leading | 146 |
5 Woman Goes Forth | 168 |
6 The Visible Unity of Spirit | 194 |
9 A Power Not a Place | 287 |
10 The Outflowing Life of Christianity | 320 |
11 The Kingdoms of this World | 355 |
12 Elijahs Mantle | 393 |
The Prophetic Voice | 415 |
Chronology | 421 |
Notes | 427 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Rolling Away the Stone: Mary Baker Eddy's Challenge to Materialism Religion in North America, ISSN 2691-204X |
| Author | Stephen Gottschalk |
| Edition | illustrated, annotated |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0253346738, 9780253346735 |
| Length | 483 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / Religious Religion / Christianity / Christian Science |
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