Christian Scientists

Christian Science is a monotheistic Christian religion which is associated with the Church of Christ, Scientist. Adherents are commonly known as Christian Scientists or students of Christian Science, and the church is sometimes informally known as the Christian Science church. It was founded in 1879 in New England by Mary Baker Eddy, who wrote the 1875 book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, which outlines the theology of Christian Science. The book was originally called Science and Health; the subtitle with a Key to the Scriptures was added in 1883 and later amended to with Key to the Scriptures. Eddy revised the book across the next 35 years until her death in 1910, with the most recent major revision in 1906. She introduced a 100-page chapter, "Fruitage," that gave first-person reports of healings attributed to reading the volume. By 2001, Science and Health had sold over nine million copies. The Holy Bible remained Christian Science's central text.