In our humble opinion, the Sentinel, Journal, and Herald have the best contributing writers in the world. Writers submit prose and poetry to these magazines—as well as The Christian Science Publishing Society’s (CSPS) radio programs, chats, and other publications—because they’ve felt the healing touch of the Christ in their lives, and they want to share their experiences and insights with other “seekers for Truth” (Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 570). We’ve found that contributors are motivated by humility, gratitude, and joy, not by a desire to influence others or just to see their own name in print.
That said, many of our contributors still have legitimate questions concerning the ownership of their work, especially as it relates to copyright. They naturally want to know, once they’ve contributed a testimony, article, or poem to the periodicals: What’s to become of it?
The short answer is this: Having a piece published in the Christian Science magazines does not prevent you from sharing that experience or those ideas in other venues—as long as you don’t use the same exact wording.
