Rolling Away the Stone

by Gottschalk, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780253223234
• ISBN10: 0253223237
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-23
• Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr

Summary

This richly detailed study highlights the last two decades of the life of Mary Baker Eddy, a prominent religious thinker whose character and achievement are just beginning to be understood. It is the first book-length discussion of Eddy to make full use of the resources of the Mary Baker Eddy Collection in Boston. Rolling Away the Stone focuses on her long-reaching legacy as a Christian thinker, specifically her challenge to the materialism that threatens religious belief and practice.

Author Biography

Stephen Gottschalk (1940-2005) was an independent scholar, an authority on Christian Science thought, and a former member of the Church's Committee on Publication. His works include The Emergence of Christian Science in American Religious Life.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Note on Textual Usages	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Prelude: The World's ôLeaden Weightö	p. 9
ôO God, is it all!ö	p. 43
Becoming ôMrs. Eddyö	p. 88
By What Authority? On Christian Ground	p. 123
By What Authority? Listening and Leading	p. 146
Woman Goes Forth	p. 168
ôThe Visible Unity of Spiritö	p. 194
ôThe Preparation of the Heartö	p. 223
ôAyont Hate's Thrallö	p. 257
A Power, Not a Place	p. 287
ôThe Outflowing Life of Christianityö	p. 320
ôThe Kingdoms of this Worldö	p. 355
Elijah's Mantle	p. 393
Coda: The Prophetic Voice	p. 415
Chronology	p. 421
Notes	p. 427
Bibliography	p. 459
Index	p. 469
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