THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE VIEW ON MEDICINE The First Church of Christ, Scientist was founded by Mary Baker Eddy over a century ago in Boston, Massachusetts. Her discovery of the idea of the science of Christianity came shortly after a fall on the ice. After consulting doctors and receiving grim prognoses, she turned to her Bible and read about the healing powers of Jesus Christ. According to history, she was instantly healed; thus began the Christian …showed first 75 words of 2291 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2291 total…child’s right to adequate health care must also be respected. If the Christian Science church would incorporate seeking medical diagnoses into its doctrine, then using that diagnosis as a basis for prayer healing, and if the medical community could learn to give diagnoses without forcing authority over treatment, these two communities could work together. Health care can and should be a combination of attention on, and assistance to, both the mind and the body.