Project Gutenberg 2012-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 283 Clark, Gordon 02000750 The Church of St. Bunco : $b A drastic treatment of a copyrighted religion-- Un-Christian Non-Science Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Church of St. Bunco" by Gordon Clark is a critical examination of the foundations and claims of Christian Science, written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a satirical treatment of the religion founded by Mary Baker Eddy, presenting it as a deceptive system that capitalizes on sincere beliefs about the power of the mind over matter. Clark's work is positioned to challenge the legitimacy of Christian Science by dissecting its historical origins and methodologies, particularly focusing on the contributions of Phineas Quimby. At the start of the text, Clark sets the stage by outlining the development of Christian Science in the context of late 19th and early 20th-century America, pointing out how it emerged amidst a backdrop of scientific thought and experimentation. He introduces the notion that while some tenets of the movement, such as mental healing, may resonate with genuine beliefs, the movement itself is fraught with false premises and a lack of empirical grounding. The opening chapters delve into the early life of Quimby, illustrating his influence on Eddy and how she appropriated his ideas to create her own religious framework—a framework that Clark argues is more focused on profit than genuine healing or spiritual truth. This critique sets the tone for a broader inquiry into the implications of faith-based healing and the ethical responsibilities of those who lead such movements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Christian Science BX Text Category: Humour Category: History - American Category: Religion/Spirituality 329018 2025-08-16T08:30:05.722050 text/html 330462 2012-06-01T20:02:00 text/html 203544 2025-08-16T08:30:13.428974 application/epub+zip 208070 2025-08-16T08:30:08.740002 application/epub+zip 187464 2025-08-16T08:30:07.445090 application/epub+zip 393163 2025-08-16T08:30:16.948983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347695 2025-08-16T08:30:12.586973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302999 2022-09-18T09:22:37.508558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289450 2025-08-16T08:30:04.995061 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 289241 2012-06-01T20:02:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 289238 2012-06-01T20:02:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20216 2025-08-16T08:30:17.082957 application/rdf+xml 14252 2025-08-16T08:30:08.005070 image/jpeg 3743 2025-08-16T08:30:07.716017 image/jpeg 109174 2012-06-01T20:02:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 117311 2012-06-01T20:02:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 109147 2012-06-01T20:02:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 197849 2025-08-16T08:30:05.747048 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