Seekers and Scholars
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Discover how seekers and scholars from a variety of disciplines have engaged with Mary Baker Eddy's life, ideas, and accomplishments.
Location:
United States
Description:
Discover how seekers and scholars from a variety of disciplines have engaged with Mary Baker Eddy's life, ideas, and accomplishments.
Language:
English
Episodes
90. Cherishing her Congregational roots—Mary Baker Eddy and the Boutons
5/1/2024
Find out why Eddy described the teachings and work of a prominent New Hampshire minister as the “vestibule of Christian Science.”
Duration:00:32:03
89. Mary Baker Eddy’s argument with animal magnetism and “vitalism”
4/1/2024
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.
Duration:00:32:13
88. Christian Science meets African women theologians
3/1/2024
Learn how and why the untold stories of two pioneering Black African women Christian Scientists are resonating with contemporary women scholars and activists.
Duration:00:33:40
87. Frances Willard, Mary Baker Eddy, and Christian social reform
2/1/2024
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.
Duration:00:33:17
86. The Christian Science Publishing House—a building for the world
1/1/2024
Hear how this “living historical artifact” has been artfully fulfilling its purpose since 1932.
Duration:00:31:30
85. The Piskos—to Vienna with love from The Christian Science Monitor
12/1/2023
Hear the story of an exiled couple from Nazi-controlled Europe, who went on to become celebrated writers at the international newspaper.
Duration:00:33:07
84. “Christian Scientists in Zion” at the Mormon History Association
11/1/2023
Hear about the influence Christian Science had among the Mormon elite in late nineteenth-century Salt Lake City.
Duration:00:32:55
83. Healing and renewal through public history
10/2/2023
What is public history? Find out about its potential to serve the common good—and how the Mary Baker Eddy Library contributes to it.
Duration:00:27:17
BONUS: Response to Episode 82, with Mark Sappenfield, Editor of The Christian Science Monitor
9/15/2023
Enjoy this bonus track, which traces The Christian Science Monitor’s commitment to solutions-oriented journalism back to its 1908 founding.
Duration:00:08:33
82. The Christian Science Monitor, social work, and Boston’s settlement houses
8/31/2023
Find out about visionary reporting on a new Progressive Era institution designed to improve the lives of the urban poor.
Duration:00:34:05
81. Listener’s choice: revisiting “Women’s rights—and a woman’s right to interpret the Bible”
8/1/2023
Listen to this gem from the Seekers and Scholars archive, and learn about why it was particularly meaningful to the college student who chose it.
Duration:00:31:16
80. The marriages of Mary Baker Eddy
6/30/2023
Hear about Eddy's experiences with marriage, in a time when conventions around matrimony were radically changing, and see how they impacted her life and writings.
Duration:00:33:08
79. Reissuing a masterwork—a new edition of Robert Peel’s Mary Baker Eddy biography
6/1/2023
Hear guests discuss the enduring significance of this volume, including the value of its newest edition and the noteworthy qualities of its author.
Duration:00:32:19
78. Ministries of divine healing in twentieth-century Britain
5/1/2023
Find out about interest in twentieth-century Christian spiritual healing—what did that mean for the Church of England and the Church of Christ, Scientist?
Duration:00:31:46
77. Bette Graham, Liquid Paper, and the spiritual force of an original idea
4/1/2023
Hear how a single mom and clerical worker with few prospects transformed an industry through innovative thinking and prayerful inspiration.
Duration:00:30:43
76. Christian Scientist women and Alice Paul’s campaign for women’s rights
3/1/2023
Discover thought-provoking connections between Christian Science and women’s rights movements of the twentieth century.
Duration:00:33:39
75. The spirit of 1886 in the Mary Baker Eddy Papers
2/1/2023
Why was 1886 a big year for the Christian Science church? Find out from the Mary Baker Eddy Papers team, in this recording with a live audience.
Duration:00:26:49
74. Archives Open House at The Mary Baker Eddy Library
1/1/2023
Glimpse what happened at this one-day event for employees of The Mother Church, which showcased some compelling items from the Library’s collections.
Duration:00:28:53
73. Broadway’s best—spiritual quest, Antoinette Perry, and the Tony Awards
12/1/2022
Listen to the inspiring story of the namesake for the most prestigious honor in the theater world.
Duration:00:22:34
72. Mary Baker Eddy, corresponding across family divides
11/1/2022
Find out what was at stake for Eddy in reaching out to cherished family members, despite significant barriers in culture, education, and religion.
Duration:00:22:00