Project Gutenberg 2004-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 381 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Christian Science Produced by David Widger "Christian Science" by Mark Twain is a satirical work that critiques the Christian Science movement, written during the early 20th century. In this revealing venture, Twain analyzes the claims and practices of Christian Science, as well as offering a portrait of its founder, Mary Baker Eddy. The book begins with humorous anecdotes about the author's personal experiences with the healing practices of a Christian Scientist, setting the stage for a broader examination of the movement's doctrines and its followers’ beliefs. At the start of the book, Twain shares a comical account of his injuries after falling off a cliff and the ensuing challenges of addressing those injuries through the lens of Christian Science. He provides a vivid interaction between himself and a Christian Science practitioner, where he underscores the absurdities of the belief system that insists pain and illness are mere illusions of the mind. Through this dialogue, Twain critiques the tenets of Christian Science, illustrating the illogical conclusion that physical ailments do not exist if the mind chooses not to acknowledge them. As he introduces his observations on the movement's philosophy and its founder, Twain sets a critical tone, combining humor and skepticism as he unpacks the implications of such beliefs on individual health and societal understanding of reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910 Christian Science -- Controversial literature BX Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 443263 443264 2024-10-02T06:36:29.196179 2023-10-02T06:10:26.479306 text/html text/html 456249 2021-01-27T09:40:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 152047 2021-01-27T09:40:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 228119 2024-10-02T06:36:37.849085 application/epub+zip 235193 2024-10-02T06:36:32.378150 application/epub+zip 235194 2024-10-02T06:36:30.048185 application/epub+zip 445532 2024-10-02T06:36:42.355036 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398692 2024-10-02T06:36:36.926056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372345 2022-09-02T07:57:12.591449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375644 375637 2024-10-02T06:36:28.297145 2023-10-02T06:10:25.807327 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 375546 2021-01-08T17:41:13 text/plain; charset=utf-8 143802 2021-01-08T17:41:13 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19708 2024-10-02T06:36:42.483040 application/rdf+xml 13852 2024-10-02T06:36:31.603100 image/jpeg 3530 2024-10-02T06:36:31.321136 image/jpeg 219974 2024-10-02T06:36:29.232210 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia