Christian Science

Christian Science is a system of religious thought and practice derived from the writings of Mary Baker Eddy and the Bible.

Its adherents may be, but are not required to be, members of the main church Church of Christ, Scientist, a branch church, or both.

Its central texts are the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health With Key to the Scriptures by Eddy and the Bible.

In the textbook, Eddy describes the teachings of Jesus as a complete and coherent divine science.

The major teachings of Christian Science include the belief that spiritual reality is the only reality and all else is illusion or "error."

In contrast to conventional Christian theology, Christian Science rejects both the common Christian views of the atonement and the concept of Hell as a place of eternal punishment.Christian Scientists believe that sickness and disease are the result of fear, ignorance, or sin, and should be healed through prayer or introspection.

Combined with a belief that the use of medicine is incompatible with Christian Science healing methods, this has led to outbreaks of preventable disease and a number of deaths.

The claim that the beliefs of Christian Science can heal sickness through prayer rather than medicine, its rejection of science as illusory, and the attempts to appear to be like science makes it a pseudoscience.

While named Christian Science, it is not a form of science.

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