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Having a form of Godliness,but denying the power...turn away
My wife innocently bought a copy of this book, and something felt very wrong about it. First of all, Jesus Christ is fully divine (Col. 2:9), not a mere human who only embodied divinity. The bible warns never give heed to fables (1 Tim. 1:4),or have our minds corrupted from the simpicity of Christ (2 Cor. 11:3). There really is a material world; Mary Baker Eddy turns the literal language of scripture into figurative language. Jesus tells us in John 17:17 "thy word is truth". The bible is not open to any private interpretation (2 Peter 1:20). Titus 2:13 tells us to await the blessed hope and "glorious appearing of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ." According to Mary Baker Eddy, Christ came not as our Saviour, but as a way shower to show us that sin, sickness and death are only illusions. Well if death is merely an illusion, then I guess Mary Baker Eddy did not really die 100 years ago.

Powerful ideas
I am going to start off by agreeing with many of those critical of Science and Health.What ever you do, do NOT take this book on blind faith.Wrestle with every concept.Compare it to the Bible.Work, Work, Work, Watch and Pray.

I have and continue to struggle with the concepts in Science and Health.And through this work I have found many wonderful Divine Ideas that I lovingly cherish.Like Paul, I expect many more wrestlings with angels as I see myself more and more as a Child of God.

I highly recommend Science and Health to everyone regardless of religion or culture.Be prepared to challenge thought and you will emerge a changed person.

Fabulous Book - Unfortunately this not the Original
While there are several publishers of Mary Baker Eddy's marvelous and life-changing book, Science and Health, on Amazon, there is only one authorized and guaranteed authentic edition.Unfortunately this is not it.While one has to commend anyone who wants to publish all or a portion of Mary Baker Eddy's writings, there is only one publisher who can be safely relied on to publish exactly the full, complete and accurate edition of what Mrs. Eddy wrote, and that is by the church she founded, The First Church of Christ, Scientist located in Boston, Massachusetts.Many, if not most or all of the other publishers who have Science and Health for sale on Amazon have omitted chapters and or pages of their choosing.This particular edition, for example, has only 524 pages.The original has 700 pages, all of which are essential to grasping the message Mrs. Eddy intended to convey.So no harm in purchasing this edition and supporting a deserving publisher, and there is no reason to disregard the other reviewers comments on this book.In fact many of the reviewers here may have read the original authorized version and commented here not realizing this was not the full and complete representation of the original.However, if you want to be certain you have the right one, you should be sure the edition displayed has an image of the book's cover, which should contain on the face the trademarked, circular "Cross and Crown" seal.Additionally, the title of the book should indicate that it isan "Authorized" edition.The text of the title should contain the word "Authorized." At the time of this review, the only Science and Health edition which currently meets that criteria is the paperback, blue "Sapphire Edition," which should come up simply by entering the search term "Science and Health."But you should do it.This book will change your life for the better - forever.It has mine.

Science and Spirituality
Mary Baker Eddy was a revolutionary in her time. During the religious ferment of the 19th century, she embarked on a spiritual search. She had been in bad marriages, she was estranged from her young son, but after falling on ice, she healed herself. "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is a fascinating,firsthand account of Eddy's mysticism.

"Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" is Christian-flavored Gnosticism. Eddy denies the reality of Matter, seeing illness and disability as illusions. This explains why the physically handicapped and the mentally ill tend to be absent from Christian Science congregations. There is a stigma on imperfection. Her philosophy can't account for a child with Down's Syndrome, or a person afflicted with paranoid schizophrenia. At the time, Eddy claimed she had found the Christian Science. She was returning to its origins in healing.

"Science and Health" dismisses not only disability and death as illusion,but sexuality as well. The first chapter, "Marriage",is the most riveting. Eddy dreams of a future in which couples reproduce purely through their minds instead of jumping into bed. It's telling that in Eddy's last marriage,to a student much younger than herself,she bragged about their sexless marriage.

Christian Scientists are a dwindling flock. Though their Reading Rooms still are in downtowns, their congregations are small. Still, "Science and Health" paved the way for Religious Science, Unity, New Thought and New Age. While one might disagree with Eddy's conclusions, her work is fascinating and foundational. It's fundamental to understanding American religious history.

THIS IS NOT THE REAL THING!!!!!
This book is not a true copy of the most current and correct version of Science and Health!!!!! Make sure that you are getting the real thing!!!! If the publisher is not the Christian Science Publishing Society, then the text may have been altered or be an earlier version of the book, instead of what Mrs. Eddy left as the best version of her discovery prior to her passing. DO NOT BUY THIS COPY!!! ... Read more

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