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The New York Age, quoting his obituary from The Christian Science Monitor, observed, "Not even Irving Berlin exceeded the output of this talented New York Negro. His songs were as American as Stephen Foster 's – one or two of them may be remembered as long – and were typically representative of the pre-radio era when fortunes were made over ...
Adherents are commonly known as Christian Scientists or students of Christian Science, and the church is sometimes informally known as the Christian Science church. It was founded in 1879 in New England by Mary Baker Eddy , who wrote the 1875 book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures , which outlined the theology of Christian Science.
Christian Science went on to become the fastest-growing American religion in the early 20th century. The federal religious census recorded 85,717 Christian Scientists in 1906; 30 years later it was 268,915. [222] In 1890 there were seven Christian Science churches in the United States, a figure that had risen to 1,104 by 1910. [178]
Annie M. Knott (1850-1941) – Christian Science practitioner, teacher and church leader; Laura Lathrop (1845-1922) – Christian Science teacher in New York; Augusta E. Stetson (1842-1928) – Christian Science teacher in New York, excommunicated in 1909; Irving C. Tomlinson (1860-1944) – Universalist minister who converted to Christian Science
He was replaced in the second by the Christian Science Monitor's former Moscow correspondent, David Willis. [17] In October 1991, Christian Science Monitor anchor John Hart, who is not a Christian Scientist, resigned following professional disputes with the Monitor regarding Christian Science teachings and his journalistic independence. [18]
R. J. Berry (1934–2018): former president of both the Linnean Society of London and the "Christians in Science" group. He wrote God and the Biologist: Personal Exploration of Science and Faith (Apollos 1996) ISBN 0-85111-446-6 He taught at University College London for over 20 years. [230] [231]
Christian Science Benevolent Association on the West Coast, was one of 2 BAs operated by the Mother Church.In 1973, it was turned over to a local group of Christian Scientists who continue to operate it as Arden Wood nursing home. [129] Daycroft School in Greenwich, Connecticut, closed in 1991.
This article contains links to lists of notable Christian music artists, organized by music genre. Note: Because classifying music by genre can be arbitrary, these groupings are generalized and many artists appear on multiple lists. List of Christian country artists; List of Christian hardcore bands; List of Christian hip hop artists