Do you think Christian Science puts too much emphasis on the Mary Baker Eddy relationship and her view on Church versus a one-on-one relationship with God?
— From a participant at the Portland, Oregon, US, Youth Summit
A: As I think about this good question, it appears to me that so many struggle to understand who Mary Baker Eddy is, and to understand her place in Christian Science. We can’t separate her from the significance of founding this Church—but we certainly don’t worship her either. Nothing in her teachings or writings would ever lead us to think of her as a personal savior. The Church she founded is the Church of Christ, Scientist, not the church of Mrs. Eddy.
