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Seekers and Scholars
The Mary Baker Eddy Library
100 episodes
2 days ago
Discover how seekers and scholars from a variety of disciplines have engaged with Mary Baker Eddy's life, ideas, and accomplishments. The final episode aired August 1, 2025. All 105 episodes in the series remain available.
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Discover how seekers and scholars from a variety of disciplines have engaged with Mary Baker Eddy's life, ideas, and accomplishments. The final episode aired August 1, 2025. All 105 episodes in the series remain available.
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Society & Culture
Education,
Religion & Spirituality,
Christianity
Episodes (20/100)
Seekers and Scholars
105. Building character and community—Christian Science Organizations at college and university
Find out how Christian Science student and faculty groups have fostered healing and fellowship in a range of academic settings.
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3 months ago
35 minutes 52 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
104. Christian Science and women innovators
From business franchising to the Hoover Dam, discover the spiritual foundations of the women responsible for designing them.
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3 months ago
37 minutes 23 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
103. Poetry at the Christian Science Reading Room
Enjoy intimate readings of poems in Christian Science literature, from Mary Baker Eddy’s time to the present day.
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5 months ago
40 minutes 7 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
102. Reading Genesis with Marilynne Robinson
Find out how Marilynne Robinson’s fresh insights on the book of Genesis relate to its spiritual significance for Mary Baker Eddy.
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6 months ago
41 minutes 15 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
101. Tender and true—discussing archives at the American Society of Church History
Hear people from four institutions, including The Mary Baker Eddy Library, discuss the responsibilities involved in preserving religious history.
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7 months ago
33 minutes 50 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
100. Caring for China—Sarah Pike Conger and the Empress Dowager
Learn how the wife of America’s ambassador to China drew on her deep faith to overcome attacks from Chinese combatants during the Boxer Rebellion.
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8 months ago
34 minutes 34 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
99. Revisiting Violet Oakley’s spiritual vision and trailblazing art
Find out how the ideals of William Penn and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy inspired a leading twentieth-century artist’s portrayals of love and peace.
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9 months ago
20 minutes 24 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
98. New insights at the Archives Open House
Listen to Library staff members illuminate Christian Science history through objects they exhibited from our collections.
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10 months ago
35 minutes 49 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
97. Spiritual and musical evolutions in the Christian Science Hymnal
Hear the backstory of this beloved church songbook and learn how it compares with those of other religious traditions.
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11 months ago
37 minutes

Seekers and Scholars
96. “Find ourselves in the place just right”—Shakers and Christian Science
Learn about the ways some Shaker communities embraced Christian Science teachings and healing—as well as how Mary Baker Eddy thought about their beliefs and practices.
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1 year ago
32 minutes 52 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
95. Terms of endearment—Mary Baker Eddy and New Hampshire
Find out why the cultural and religious character of her native state meant so much to the founder of Christian Science.
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1 year ago
36 minutes 20 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
94. In conversation—the Joseph Smith and Mary Baker Eddy papers
Listen as members of two major documentary editing projects discuss their work and its impact on religious history.
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1 year ago
34 minutes 9 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
93. Listener’s choice: Revisiting “Psalms of Life—Mary Baker Eddy and 19th-century American poetry”
Learn why America’s passion for verse in the nineteenth century is meaningful for a Ugandan college student today.
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1 year ago
46 minutes 43 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
92. Concord—spiritual quest and “the word” in the computer age
How can new technologies serve a person’s spiritual growth? Explore a powerful Christian Science study tool, through firsthand accounts of its development.
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1 year ago
32 minutes 29 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
91. The Clerk and “the doings of the [Mother] Church”
How does a worldwide religious body stay connected? Explore some of the ways this interaction has worked for the Christian Science church, from its origins up to the present day.
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1 year ago
32 minutes 16 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
90. Cherishing her Congregational roots—Mary Baker Eddy and the Boutons
Find out why Eddy described the teachings and work of a prominent New Hampshire minister as the “vestibule of Christian Science.”
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1 year ago
32 minutes 3 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
89. Mary Baker Eddy’s argument with animal magnetism and “vitalism”
Hear about a nineteenth-century American culture fascinated with the vitalizing effects of psychic practices, and learn why Eddy saw them as delusional and dangerous.
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1 year ago
32 minutes 13 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
88. Christian Science meets African women theologians
Learn how and why the untold stories of two pioneering Black African women Christian Scientists are resonating with contemporary women scholars and activists.
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1 year ago
33 minutes 50 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
87. Frances Willard, Mary Baker Eddy, and Christian social reform
In 1932, the president of the temperance movement and the founder of Christian Science were voted two of America’s most important women leaders. Find out how they connected, and why.
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1 year ago
33 minutes 17 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
86. The Christian Science Publishing House—a building for the world
Hear how this “living historical artifact” has been artfully fulfilling its purpose since 1932.
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1 year ago
31 minutes 30 seconds

Seekers and Scholars
Discover how seekers and scholars from a variety of disciplines have engaged with Mary Baker Eddy's life, ideas, and accomplishments. The final episode aired August 1, 2025. All 105 episodes in the series remain available.