A New Christian Identity: Christian Science Origins and Experience in American Culture

In this study of Christian Science and the culture in which it arose, Amy B. Voorhees emphasizes...
$101.75 AUD
$101.75 AUD
SKU: 9781469662350
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 273 left in stock
Author: Amy B. Voorhees
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: $101.75
10 customers are viewing this product
A New Christian Identity: Christian Science Origins and Experience in American Culture by Voorhees, Amy B.

A New Christian Identity: Christian Science Origins and Experience in American Culture

$101.75

A New Christian Identity: Christian Science Origins and Experience in American Culture

$101.75
Author: Amy B. Voorhees
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In this study of Christian Science and the culture in which it arose, Amy B. Voorhees emphasizes Mary Baker Eddy's foundational religious text, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. Assessing the experiences of everyday adherents after Science and Health's appearance in 1875, Voorhees shows how Christian Science developed a dialogue with both mainstream and alternative Christian theologies. Viewing God's benevolent allness as able to heal human afflictions through prayer, Christian Science emerged as an anti-mesmeric, restorationist form of Christianity that interpreted the Bible and approached emerging modern medicine on its own terms.

Voorhees traces a surprising story of religious origins, cultural conversations, and controversies. She contextualizes Christian Science within a wide swath of cultural and religious movements, showing how Eddy and her followers interacted regularly with Baptists, Methodists, Congregationalists, Catholics, Jews, New Thought adherents, agnostics, and Theosophists. Influences flowed in both directions, but Voorhees argues that Christian Science was distinct not only organizationally, as scholars have long viewed it, but also theologically, a singular expression of Christianity engaging modernity with an innovative, healing rationale.



Author: Amy B. Voorhees
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 03/15/2021
Pages: 326
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9781469662350


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/11/2021
Choice 12/01/2021

About the Author
Voorhees, Amy B.: - Amy B. Voorhees is an independent scholar.

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Related Products

Recently Viewed Products