[.ca] Christian Science (ISBN 1595403132)

Christian Scientist in Japan:
I have a word for Crissypoo in So. California, obviously you ARE NOT a Christian Scientist, and Know nothing about it! Also ..UMMM.... where is YOUR proof that Mark Twain's Daughter was not healed by Mary Baker Eddy? Really now before you start making assumptions why DONT YOU DO SOME MORE RESEARCH! The one reviewer with the lengthy review gives some very good starters for research! Also look further in to Mark Twains writings 12 years after his bashing of Mary Baker Eddy where he writes HIMSELF about the healing of his daughter by Mary Baker Eddy!

no understanding...a very slighted bias:
Although Mark Twain will never be diminished for his works, I am dismayed by his attachs on Mary Baker Eddy and her church. Maybe he had one or two more whiskeys to paint his fence, but Truth stands.....who carry's your banner into the 2ky or who now paints your fence?

funny even to a non-CS:
This isn't one of Twain's best books, but it is a pretty hilarious send-up of Christian Science nonetheless. I think it is funnier if you know a little bit about the religion, but it probably doesn't seem as funny to people who actually practice the religion. A CS friend told me that CSs are fond of quoting passages from Twain that "prove" he became a fan of Eddy in later life. The quote they cite as proof is typical of the sarcasm in this book: "Mother Eddy deserves a place in the Trinity as much as any member of it. She has organized and made available a healing principle that for two thousand years has never been employed except as the merest kind of guesswork. She is the benefactor of the age." If the above quote strikes you as funny, buy this book. If you believe the quote is serious, I'd advise you to give it a miss.

Still one of the best books about "Christian 'Science'":
The first part of Mark Tawin's work on "Christian 'Science'" is very funny; he shows through parody and wit just how ignorant, stupid, superstitious, and gullible human beings can be. The second part is much more serious: Twain shows how the sinister organization came into existance, and remarks upon Eddy's criminal and abusive acts when starting the business, as well as mentions some of the plagerism she committed. This is by far one of the best books about how the "Christian 'Science'" organization came to exist. While the book is a classic, it is also timeless. If you are interested in Eddy or "Christian 'Science,'" this is the single best source for you to explore. I recomend this book HIGHLY!

A Classic of Religious Muckraking:
Mark Twain knew a fraud when he saw one, so when Mary Baker Eddy came down the pike he sharpened his pencil and delivered this spot-on literary broadside that tore off the benevolent façade of this dangerous cult. This book will open the eyes of anyone flirting with the spiritual cancer known as Christian Science. It will encourage those who have grown up in suffocating C. S. families to question a dogma that promotes an absurd and harmful vision of reality. Rather than leading one to truth, Christian Science insists on absolute denial of reality. This is a pseudo-religion that has literally killed many thousands of its hapless adherents by brainwashing them into avoiding medical help when they needed it. Save yourself--read Mark Twain's diatribe on this perverted philosophy.