Seekers and Scholars

56. Meet the editors of the Mary Baker Eddy Papers 02.08.2021 27:35 ↓

Find out what we’re learning as we publish Eddy’s correspondence. As her life and work took on new dimensions, just who was she communicating with—and why?

55. Muscular Christianity, the YMCA, and Mary Baker Eddy 01.07.2021 31:45 ↓

Learn how concern over the weakening of religion in the late 1800s led to an influential movement known as “Muscular Christianity.”

54. Community and memory in The Mary Baker Eddy Library archives 01.06.2021 ↓

What is meant by “collective memory”? How do archives preserve it for the communities they serve?

53. The education of an archivist at The Mary Baker Eddy Library 01.05.2021 29:34 ↓

Learn about the training and experience that go into making an archivist—and find out what that means in particular for The Mary Baker Eddy Library’s collections.

52. Jean Stapleton and the spiritual dimensions of “All in the Family” 01.04.2021 26:42 ↓

Explore the pivotal role of Edith Bunker in the breakthrough sitcom "All in the Family," portrayed by actor and Christian Scientist Jean Stapleton.

51. Mastering the press: Arthur Brisbane’s famed interview with Mary Baker Eddy 01.03.2021 26:13 ↓

Learn about one of America’s most celebrated journalists and his renowned 1907 interview with the founder of Christian Science.

50. The story behind the story—biographies of Mary Baker Eddy 01.02.2021 26:41 ↓

Learn about the complex history of biographies on Mary Baker Eddy—and the many different approaches authors have taken in exploring her life.

49. The Mary Baker Eddy Library at the American Academy of Religion 01.01.2021 26:04 ↓

Learn about the Library’s recent presentations at the world’s largest religious studies conference.

48. Psalms of Life—Mary Baker Eddy and 19th-century American poetry 01.12.2020 38:06 ↓

Learn about—and celebrate—the importance of poetry to nineteenth-century Americans, including examples in recitation and song.

47. Women in Religion on Wikipedia 21.10.2020 29:46 ↓

Learn why the world’s largest online encyclopedia doesn’t feature more biographies of women—and what’s being done about it.

46. National History Day during a pandemic 01.10.2020 15:56 ↓

As COVID-19 restrictions impact both students and teachers, find out how young researchers are still taking on exciting projects for this year’s National History Day program.

45. Part Two: Mary Baker Eddy and the Puritans 01.09.2020 18:27 ↓

What did spirituality mean for the Puritans—and how did it influence the woman who discovered Christian Science?

44. Part One: Mary Baker Eddy and the Puritans 01.09.2020 23:38 ↓

What did spirituality mean for the Puritans—and how did it influence the woman who discovered Christian Science?

43. Martha Matilda Harper and the beauty of social entrepreneurship 03.08.2020 29:39 ↓

See how spirituality influenced innovations changed the face of modern business—through the work of a pioneering woman entrepreneur.

42. The Matsukata women—enlightening Japanese-American relations 01.07.2020 29:57 ↓

Learn how women in a prominent Japanese family enlightened global citizenship.

41. Religion and public health during the 1918–1919 Spanish flu 09.06.2020 25:34 ↓

Learn about American religious response to a previous worldwide pandemic.

40. Research on geography and religion in Boston, and African American history 04.05.2020 22:40 ↓

Learn about some of the latest research we’re doing at the Library.

39. Celebrating the Nineteenth Amendment with the Women of History series 02.03.2020 24:10 ↓

Explore these untold stories in recognition of Women's History Month.

38. Composing a new heritage in early twentieth-century hymns 04.02.2020 31:59 ↓

What was the influence of British hymn composition on the 1932 Christian Science Hymnal ?

37. Windows into spiritual autobiography 06.01.2020 25:17 ↓

Learn about spiritual autobiography, through two unique examples from the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries.

36. Reclaiming Vida Goldstein—superstar of women’s suffrage 02.12.2019 22:52 ↓

Learn about the extraordinary life of this Australian trailblazer and international leader.

35. American religious history as family history—the Adamses 06.11.2019 25:32 ↓

How can we think about American religious history as family history?

34. The papers of Erwin D. Canham, editor of The Christian Science Monitor 01.10.2019 36:13 ↓

Enter the life and times of Erwin D. Canham, the longest-serving editor of The Christian Science Monitor .

33. National History Day—transforming students’ lives in archives 04.09.2019 24:30 ↓

Learn about the value of archives—and how their contents can change the course of young lives.

32. Depth of field—photography in The Mary Baker Eddy Library collections 08.08.2019 23:05 ↓

Join us for a discussion about the Library’s photo collections, where a picture really is worth a thousand words.