Seekers and Scholars

Hear about the first generation of women to serve in the British Parliament—and their groundbreaking, inspiring work.

Hear about the first generation of women to serve in the British Parliament—and their groundbreaking, inspiring work.

Learn how a historian balances sympathetic understanding with critical analysis, exploring the life and career of Laura Lathrop—an important figure in the history of Christian Science.

Explore Mary Baker Eddy’s liberating—and healing— explanation of controversial biblical texts.

Discover how the ideals of Violet Oakley fueled her trailblazing life and career as one of America’s most important twentieth-century artists.

Episode 11 continues the conversation with Dr. Andrew Ventimiglia. We learn more about Mary Baker Eddy’s activity in reforming intellectual property laws, which resulted in her sharing the same copyright lawyer as Mark Twain.

Hear Dr. Andrew Ventimiglia discuss the importance Mary Baker Eddy placed on intellectual property rights as a protection to her book "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."

Explore how this holiday evolved radically during Mary Baker Eddy's lifetime. What did that mean for her—and for us today?

Learn how Mary Baker Eddy’s experience of Thanksgiving reflects the holiday’s spiritual legacy in American culture.

Meet historian and author Kim Schuette. He’ll discuss the history of the Christian Science military ministry, in honor of the program’s centennial anniversary.