About
Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) was an American religious leader widely known as the discoverer of Christian Science. A lifelong Bible student, Eddy wrote Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, first published in 1875. Four years later she founded the Church of Christ, Scientist. Today it has branches around the world. In 1908 she started The Christian Science Monitor, a respected global news source which has won seven Pulitzer Prizes. Key dates:
1821 — Born in Bow, New Hampshire
1866 — Recovers through prayer from effects of an accident, marking her discovery of Christian Science
1875 — Publishes her most important book, Science and Health
1879 — Founds the Christian Science church
1908 — Starts The Christian Science Monitor
1910 — Dies at Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Genesisinterpretation, christliche Anthropologie und Feminismus im viktorianischen Amerika. In: Glaube und Geschlecht. Fromme Frauen-Spirituelle Erfahrungen-Religiöse Traditionen. Hg. von Ruth Albrecht et.al. Böhlau. Köln 2008. 101-121
Right Thinking. Mary Baker Eddy Style
An interview with Rev. Mary Baker Eddy in the Christian Science Sentinel. June 1905.
Mary Baker Eddy's Contribution to Adult Education
This study highlights the significant contribution made by Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) to adult education in the late 19th century. Eddy founded the Massachusetts Metaphysical College in 1881—a coeducational educational institution that taught adults long before the field of adult education was officially defined in 1926. Her teaching system incorporated many modern elements of adult education, such as lifelong learning, self-directed learning, professional qualification, and mentoring.
By 1888, her graduates had founded 37 institutes in the US and Canada – over 70% of them by women. Eddy encouraged her students to set up their own practices and teaching institutes – a significant contribution not only to adult education, but also to the advancement of women and entrepreneurship.
In German: Diese Studie beleuchtet den bedeutenden Beitrag von Mary Baker Eddy (1821–1910) zur Erwachsenenbildung im späten 19. Jahrhundert. Eddy gründete 1881 das Massachusetts Metaphysical College – eine koedukative Bildungseinrichtung, in der Erwachsene unterrichtet wurden, lange bevor das Feld der Erwachsenenbildung im Jahr 1926 offiziell definiert wurde. Ihr Lehrsystem umfasste viele moderne Elemente der Erwachsenenbildung wie lebenslanges Lernen, selbstgesteuertes Lernen, berufliche Qualifizierung und Mentoring.
Bis 1888 gründeten ihre Absolvent:innen 37 Institute in den USA und Kanada – über 70 % davon von Frauen. Eddy ermutigte ihre Schüler:innen, eigene Praxen und Lehrinstitute aufzubauen – ein bedeutender Beitrag nicht nur zur Erwachsenenbildung, sondern auch zur Frauenförderung und zum Unternehmertum.