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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452901003321

Autore

Gottschalk Stephen

Titolo

Rolling away the stone : Mary Baker Eddy's challenge to materialism / / Stephen Gottschalk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 2006

ISBN

0-253-22323-7

0-253-01362-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (502 p.)

Collana

Religion in North America

Disciplina

289.5/092

B

Soggetti

Materialism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [459]-468) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Prelude: the world's "leaden weight" -- "O God, is it all!" -- Becoming "Mrs. Eddy" -- By what authority? : on Christian ground -- By what authority? : listening and leading -- Woman goes forth -- "The visible unity of Spirit" -- "The preparation of the heart" -- "Ayont hate's thrall" -- A power, not a place -- "The outflowing life of Christianity" -- "The kingdoms of this world" -- Elijah's mantle -- Coda : the prophetic voice.

Sommario/riassunto

This richly detailed study highlights the last two decades of the life of Mary Baker Eddy, a prominent religious thinker whose character and achievement are just beginning to be understood. It is the first book-length discussion of Eddy to make full use of the resources of the Mary Baker Eddy Collection in Boston. Rolling Away the Stone focuses on her long-reaching legacy as a Christian thinker, specifically her challenge to the materialism that threatens religious belief and practice.