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A 5 page paper that discusses the precepts of the Christian Science Church and the ramifications of those precepts. The writer outlines the history of this faith and states its beliefs. Then, the writer examines the dire ramifications of some of these precepts, particularly the Christian Science practice of avoiding medical intervention for children. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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home, Mrs. Eddy (as she is referred to in the Christian Science faith) was plagued by poor health throughout her childhood and into her adult years. She received little in
the way of formal education and was semi-illiterate (Miller, 1999). This motivated her to study alternative forms of healing. Her studies in this area intensified after the death of her
first husband. She remarried in 1853. At the age of 41, Mrs. Eddy sought a cure from a healer named Phineas P. Quimby (1802-1866), a clockmaker, with little education (Anonymous,
2001). Quimby had developed a method of natural healing that involved techniques in hypnotism and animal magnetism (Anonymous, 2001). Intrinsic to this system was an emphasis on the role of
the human mind in achieving health. Mrs. Eddy was a student of Quimby until his death in 1866. At first Mrs. Eddys health improved under Quimbys care, but t
hen she suffered a relapse. After falling on some ice and suffering severe injury, she was not expected to live. However, at this time, it came to Mrs. Eddy that
healing did not originate out of bodily processes, but rather came from the Divine Mind of God, and with this realization, she was instantly cured (Anonymous, 2001). She wrote a
book that described her new beliefs entitled Science and Health, which was published in 1875. In 1877, she married Asa Gilbert Eddy and adopted the name by which she is
commonly remembered. The first Christian Science church was founded in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1879 (Anonymous, 2001). Church Beliefs The following six statements summarize the beliefs of the Christian Science
faith. 1. As adherent of Truth, we take the inspired World of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal life. 2. We acknowledge and adore one supreme and infinite
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