On this Sunday I explored some of my own theological roots, as well as connections between our own Transcendentalism and the New Thought movement of Christian Science.
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On this Sunday I explored some of my own theological roots, as well as connections between our own Transcendentalism and the New Thought movement of Christian Science.
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Dear Brett:
We are new to FUUSA, and I just wanted to say thank you for your sermon on Mary Baker Eddy. The CS church was the only one I attended until I was college age. My mother left the church as soon as she went to college, never to return. However, I grew up going with my grandparents almost every Sunday. I appreciated your balanced account of Eddy’s life. It is my belief that if she lived today, Mary Baker Eddy would represent a classic case of bipolar disorder. She is one more example of how a strong personality and money (other people’s in this case) can deceive thousands of people. I know of too many people who experienced painful and life threatening situations as children in a CS household. This is child abuse, and I find it difficult to “honor” other people’s rights to do the same to their children. My thinking does not come from a lack of understanding Eddy’s work – The Science and Health, Prose Works, etc. Indeed, her long and almost incoherent sentences are the work of an unsound mind. I am grateful that as an adult I was able to shake this religion’s influence in my life. Once again, thank you for your sermon.