A New Christian Identity
Christian Science Origins and Experience in American Culture
$72.05
- Paperback
328 pages
- Release Date
29 March 2021
Summary
In this study of Christian Science and the culture in which it arose, Amy B. Voorhees emphasizes Mary Baker Eddy’s foundational religious text, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Assessing the experiences of everyday adherents after Science and Health’s appearance in 1875, Voorhees shows how Christian Science developed a dialogue with both mainstream and alternative Christian theologies. Viewing God’s benevolent allness as able to heal human afflictions …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781469662350 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1469662353 |
| Author: | Amy B. Voorhees |
| Publisher: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Imprint: | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 328 |
| Release Date: | 29 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 475g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 155mm x 18mm |
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“A New Christian Identity will captivate, surprise, and inform anyone interested in American religious history, women in religion, and New Thought.”–Nova Religio“An excellent study of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Christian Science Church… . Voorhees has done exceptional work among the archival and primary sources, including close comparison of the many editions of Science and Health. This definitive look establishes Eddy as a major figure in America’s faith history.”–Publishers Weekly“The helpful precision that Voorhees achieves in defining Christian Science identity makes this book a serious scholarly contribution that will attract the attention of specialists. At the same time, all scholars of American religious history and religious studies will find this masterful account of early ChristianScience illuminating, for it beautifully demonstrates how ‘the outliers of American religion’ challenge us to view the entire religious landscape in new ways”–Church History.
About The Author
Amy B. Voorhees
Amy B. Voorhees is an independent scholar.
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