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Foundation of Christian Science

From the March 2002 issue of The Christian Science Journal


By THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY , Mary Baker Eddy was frequently asked by the press for statements on political and social issues — and about her discovery, Christian Science. In 1901 she responded to a newspaperman's question, "On what is Christian Science based?" by answering that its foundation was "The Ten Commandments, The Ninety-First Psalm, The Sermon on the Mount, The Revelation of St.