Project Gutenberg 2004-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 886 Twain, Mark 1835 1910 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne Twain, Mark (Samuel Clemens) Christian Science Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Science_(book) Produced by David Widger "Christian Science" by Mark Twain is a satirical work that critiques the Christian Science movement, written during the early 20th century. In this revealing venture, Twain analyzes the claims and practices of Christian Science, as well as offering a portrait of its founder, Mary Baker Eddy. The book begins with humorous anecdotes about the author's personal experiences with the healing practices of a Christian Scientist, setting the stage for a broader examination of the movement's doctrines and its followers’ beliefs. At the start of the book, Twain shares a comical account of his injuries after falling off a cliff and the ensuing challenges of addressing those injuries through the lens of Christian Science. He provides a vivid interaction between himself and a Christian Science practitioner, where he underscores the absurdities of the belief system that insists pain and illness are mere illusions of the mind. Through this dialogue, Twain critiques the tenets of Christian Science, illustrating the illogical conclusion that physical ailments do not exist if the mind chooses not to acknowledge them. As he introduces his observations on the movement's philosophy and its founder, Twain sets a critical tone, combining humor and skepticism as he unpacks the implications of such beliefs on individual health and societal understanding of reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910 Christian Science -- Controversial literature BX Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 443366 2025-08-02T05:53:25.026922 text/html 456249 2021-01-27T09:40:22 text/html 228190 2025-08-02T05:53:31.889914 application/epub+zip 235182 2025-08-02T05:53:27.039925 application/epub+zip 235181 2025-08-02T05:53:25.792924 application/epub+zip 445502 2025-08-02T05:53:36.046915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398692 2025-08-02T05:53:31.094927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372345 2022-09-02T07:57:12.591449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375644 2025-08-02T05:53:24.295932 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 375546 2021-01-08T17:41:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19284 2025-08-02T05:53:36.174868 application/rdf+xml 13852 2025-08-02T05:53:26.335916 image/jpeg 3530 2025-08-02T05:53:26.080934 image/jpeg 143802 2021-01-08T17:41:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 152047 2021-01-27T09:40:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 220022 2025-08-02T05:53:25.057945 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia