The Christian Science Publishing Society was established in 1898 by
Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy (July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was an American religious leader and author who founded The Church of Christ, Scientist, in New England in 1879. She also founded ''The Christian Science Monitor'', a Pulitzer Prize-winning se ...
and is the publishing arm of
The First Church of Christ, Scientist in
Boston
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
, Massachusetts.
Origin and purpose
The Christian Science Publishing Society and the Board of Trustees that manage it were established by Mary Baker Eddy in a deed of trust on January 25, 1898.
[Gottschalk, Stephen. ''Rolling Away The Stone'' (2006), pp. 255-256]["The Christian Science Publishing Society, Article XXV"](_blank)
'' Manual of The Mother Church'', 89th Edition (first published 1895). Retrieved August 5, 2013 Although she had not wanted to create a separate trust to handle the church's publications, legal considerations made it necessary. Written in the deed is Eddy's express intent for the Publishing Society, that it is "for the purpose of more effectually promoting and extending the religion of Christian Science as taught by me." Always concerned about the purity of the teaching, she was reported by her student
Septimus J. Hanna
Septimus James Hanna (July 29, 1845 – July 23, 1921), an American Civil War veteran and a judge in the Old West. He was a student of Mary Baker Eddy, who founded the Christian Science church. Giving up his legal career, he became a Christian S ...
to have said just days before signing the deed, that she wanted "to protect and preserve the literature of
hristian Sciencein its purity". She wanted to protect her teachings from "aggressive attempts" to adulterate them, which she felt would wreak havoc within the church and would cause misrepresentations of her teachings, both within and outside the church.
Publications
In addition to Mary Baker Eddy’s works, they publish a number of periodicals, including the monthly ''
The Christian Science Journal
''The Christian Science Journal'' is an official monthly publication of the Church of Christ, Scientist through the Christian Science Publishing Society, founded in 1883 by Mary Baker Eddy.[Christian Science Sentinel
The ''Christian Science Sentinel'' (originally the ''Christian Science Weekly'') is a magazine published by the Christian Science Publishing Society based in Boston, Massachusetts. The magazine was launched by Mary Baker Eddy in 1898. It include ...]
'', ''
The Herald of Christian Science
''The Herald of Christian Science'' is a magazine published in multiple languages by the Christian Science Publishing Society. It was first published as a German magazine in 1903, and grew to include other languages as well. The magazine is curren ...
'' published in a number of languages; and the ''
Christian Science Quarterly
The ''Christian Science Quarterly'' (Bible Lessons) is a publication of the Christian Science Publishing Society that sets out the Bible lessons for all students of Christian Science. Each lesson serves as the Sunday sermon in church and is st ...
'', also published in a number of languages.
The ''Quarterly'' contains the Bible lessons used as sermons in Sunday services in all Christian Science churches around the world. They also publish biographies of Eddy and other books and study materials on Christian Science.
There is also an international weekly newspaper, ''
The Christian Science Monitor
''The Christian Science Monitor'' (''CSM''), commonly known as ''The Monitor'', is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles in electronic format as well as a weekly print edition. It was founded in 1908 as a daily newspaper ...
'', which has won several
Pulitzer Prizes.
Company profile: Christian Science Publishing Society
Hoovers.com. Retrieved August 5, 2013 The ''Monitor'' is a secular newspaper; however, there is one religious article in each issue.
The Publishing Society is managed by a three-person Board of Trustees
See also
* '' Manual of The Mother Church''
References
External links
JSH-Online
Website of the Christian Science religious periodicals
The Christian Science Monitor
''Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures'' by Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science textbook, online version
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
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