J. Gordon Melton
Contributor at Encyclopaedia Britannica
Distinguished Professor of American Religious History, Institute for Studies in Religion, Baylor University; Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion, Woodway, Texas. Author of La Chiesa di Scientology; editor of Encyclopedia of American Religions and others. Source
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Christian Science, religious denomination founded in the United States in 1879 by Mary Baker Eddy, author of the book that contains the definitive statement of its teaching, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (1875). It is widely known for its highly controversial practice of spiritual healing.
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