A New Christian Identity

“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.

Amy B. Voorhees is an independent scholar.