Seekers and Scholars

Join us for a thoughtful discussion about the importance of religious literacy in society—and what’s involved in achieving it.

Learn how American printers created a new kind of culture for everyday citizens to engage with the Bible, in the decades following the Revolution.

Explore the complex and contested religious landscape of Boston in the late nineteenth century.

Explore the complex and contested religious landscape of Boston in the late nineteenth century.

See how podcasts can help break down the walls of academia and reach like-hearted—rather than like-minded—audiences.

Join us for an inspiring and informative conversation with one of today’s most celebrated hymn writers.

Explore how issues around gender and religious leadership influenced the architectural styles of the two Mother Church edifices.

Listen in as we talk with Dr. Jenny Reeder about the role of women in Mormon and Christian Science history.

This episode explores the inspiration behind Josette Flamand’s poem “Migration,” as verse for a new selection in the "Christian Science Hymnal."

This month “A Great Religious Experiment—Military Chaplaincy” explores in three segments the quest for religious pluralism in U.S. military chaplaincy over the last century.

This month “A Great Religious Experiment—Military Chaplaincy” explores in three segments the quest for religious pluralism in U.S. military chaplaincy over the last century.

This month “A Great Religious Experiment—Military Chaplaincy” explores in three segments the quest for religious pluralism in U.S. military chaplaincy over the last century.

Explore the importance and value of oral history, including its unique public and historical purpose.

Discover Mary Baker Eddy's involvement with the emerging mass media of her day.

In this episode, Liz Kineke—producer for the "Religion and Culture" series at CBS—explains how scholars shed light on the role faith plays in contemporary culture.

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.