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Massachusetts Metaphysical College
The Massachusetts Metaphysical College was founded in 1881 by Mary Baker Eddy in Boston, Massachusetts, to teach her school of Christian Science metaphysical healing that she named Christian Science. Eddy records in the preface of '' Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures'', her chief work on Scientific Christian healing, p. xi, that the college was opened, "under the seal of the Commonwealth, of Massachusetts, a law relative to colleges having been passed which enabled her to get this institution chartered for medical purposes." and it was located at 571 Columbus Avenue, Boston. USA. After teaching for almost seven years, Eddy closed this college in 1889 in order to devote herself to the revision of her book, '' Science and Health'', but retained her charter and reopened the College in 1899 as an auxiliary to her Church. The Christian Science Textbook The College's founder, Mary Baker Eddy, in the preface to her book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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