christian science

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hastalığın sadece kafada olduğuna inanan mezhep

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ChristianScience
[n] hastalığın yalnız insan kafasında olduğuna inanan kimseler
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A Christian denomination practiced by members of the Church of Christ, Scientist
Christian Science is a type of Christianity which emphasizes the use of prayer to cure illness. members of the Christian Science Church. The church and the religious system founded by Mary Baker Eddy, emphasizing healing through spiritual means as an important element of Christianity and teaching pure divine goodness as underlying the scientific reality of existence. Also called Church of Christ, Scientist.Christian Scientist n. a religion started in America in 1866, which includes the belief that illnesses can be cured by faith Scientist. officially Church of Christ, Scientist Religious denomination founded in the U.S. in 1879 by Mary Baker Eddy. Like other Christian churches, Christian Science subscribes to an omnipotent God and the authority (but not inerrancy) of the Bible and takes the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus as essential to human redemption. It departs from traditional Christianity in considering Jesus divine but not a deity and in regarding creation as wholly spiritual. Sin denies God's sovereignty by claiming that life derives from matter. Spiritual cure of disease is a necessary element of redemption from the flesh and one of the church's most controversial practices. Most members refuse medical help for disease, and members engaged in the full-time healing ministry are called Christian Science practitioners. Elected readers lead Sunday services based on readings from the Bible and Eddy's Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. At the end of the 20th century, the church had about 2,500 congregations in 70 countries; its headquarters is at the Mother Church in Boston. See also New Thought
The system was founded by Rev
Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing
in 1866, and bases its teaching on the Scriptures as understood by its adherents
Mary Baker Glover Eddy, of Concord, N
religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
A system of healing disease of mind and body which teaches that all cause and effect is mental, and that sin, sickness, and death will be destroyed by a full understanding of the Divine Principle of Jesus' teaching and healing

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Christian Science Monitor
major daily newspaper published in the United States
Christian Science Monitor
a US daily newspaper, owned by the Christian Science religion, which has articles about politics, national and international news, and short stories
The Christian Science Monitor
Daily newspaper of national and international news and features, published Monday through Friday in Boston under the auspices of the Church of Christ, Scientist (see Christian Science). Established in 1908 at the urging of Mary Baker Eddy as a protest against the sensationalism of the popular press, it became one of the most respected U.S. newspapers, famous for its thoughtful treatment of the news and for the quality of its assessments of political, social, and economic developments. It strictly limits the kinds of advertising it accepts. It maintains its own bureaus to gather news abroad and publishes a weekly world edition. The newspaper won its sixth Pulitzer Prize in 1996, in the category of international reporting
christian science

    Hyphenation

    Chris·tian sci·ence

    Turkish pronunciation

    krîsçın sayıns

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkrəsʧən ˈsīəns/ /ˈkrɪsʧən ˈsaɪəns/
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