Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsOpening Radio and Podcast...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsFetching podcast shows and categories...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsFetching podcast episodes...
Discover how seekers and scholars from a variety of disciplines have engaged with Mary Baker Eddy's life, ideas, and accomplishments.
Listen to Seekers and Scholars, a Society & Culture podcast by The Mary Baker Eddy Library. Stream 100 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
Browse this show under Society & Culture podcasts.
50 episodes are loaded now from a catalog of 100. More episodes can be opened from this page.
Explore Society & Culture podcasts, United States podcasts and English podcasts.
Find out how Christian Science student and faculty groups have fostered healing and fellowship in a range of academic settings.
From business franchising to the Hoover Dam, discover the spiritual foundations of the women responsible for designing them.
Enjoy intimate readings of poems in Christian Science literature, from Mary Baker Eddy’s time to the present day.
Find out how Marilynne Robinson’s fresh insights on the book of Genesis relate to its spiritual significance for Mary Baker Eddy.
Hear people from four institutions, including The Mary Baker Eddy Library, discuss the responsibilities involved in preserving religious his...
Learn how the wife of America’s ambassador to China drew on her deep faith to overcome attacks from Chinese combatants during the Boxer Rebe...
Find out how the ideals of William Penn and the writings of Mary Baker Eddy inspired a leading twentieth-century artist’s portrayals of love...
Listen to Library staff members illuminate Christian Science history through objects they exhibited from our collections.
Hear the backstory of this beloved church songbook and learn how it compares with those of other religious traditions.
Learn about the ways some Shaker communities embraced Christian Science teachings and healing—as well as how Mary Baker Eddy thought about t...
Find out why the cultural and religious character of her native state meant so much to the founder of Christian Science.
Listen as members of two major documentary editing projects discuss their work and its impact on religious history.
Learn why America’s passion for verse in the nineteenth century is meaningful for a Ugandan college student today.
How can new technologies serve a person’s spiritual growth? Explore a powerful Christian Science study tool, through firsthand accounts of i...
How does a worldwide religious body stay connected? Explore some of the ways this interaction has worked for the Christian Science church, f...
Find out why Eddy described the teachings and work of a prominent New Hampshire minister as the “vestibule of Christian Science.”
Hear about a nineteenth-century American culture fascinated with the vitalizing effects of psychic practices, and learn why Eddy saw them as...
Learn how and why the untold stories of two pioneering Black African women Christian Scientists are resonating with contemporary women schol...
In 1932, the president of the temperance movement and the founder of Christian Science were voted two of America’s most important women lead...
Hear how this “living historical artifact” has been artfully fulfilling its purpose since 1932.
Hear the story of an exiled couple from Nazi-controlled Europe, who went on to become celebrated writers at the international newspaper.
Hear about the influence Christian Science had among the Mormon elite in late nineteenth-century Salt Lake City.
What is public history? Find out about its potential to serve the common good—and how the Mary Baker Eddy Library contributes to it.
Enjoy this bonus track, which traces The Christian Science Monitor’ s commitment to solutions-oriented journalism back to its 1908 founding.
Find out about visionary reporting on a new Progressive Era institution designed to improve the lives of the urban poor.
Listen to this gem from the Seekers and Scholars archive, and learn about why it was particularly meaningful to the college student who chos...
Hear about Eddy's experiences with marriage, in a time when conventions around matrimony were radically changing, and see how they impacted...
Hear guests discuss the enduring significance of this volume, including the value of its newest edition and the noteworthy qualities of its...
Find out about interest in twentieth-century Christian spiritual healing—what did that mean for the Church of England and the Church of Chri...
Hear how a single mom and clerical worker with few prospects transformed an industry through innovative thinking and prayerful inspiration.
Discover thought-provoking connections between Christian Science and women’s rights movements of the twentieth century.
Why was 1886 a big year for the Christian Science church? Find out from the Mary Baker Eddy Papers team, in this recording with a live audie...
Glimpse what happened at this one-day event for employees of The Mother Church, which showcased some compelling items from the Library’s col...
Listen to the inspiring story of the namesake for the most prestigious honor in the theater world.
Find out what was at stake for Eddy in reaching out to cherished family members, despite significant barriers in culture, education, and rel...
Why do Christian Science branch churches have special Communion services, while The Mother Church in Boston does not? Find out in this episo...
Learn about the position of soloist at The Mother Church—and the celebrated soprano who helped set high standards for the role.
Learn how American G.I.s found their faith sustaining them when confronted by wartime’s innumerable challenges.
Learn about the complicated beginnings of global interfaith dialogue in a groundbreaking 17-day conference at Chicago’s 1893 Columbian Expos...
Listen to a conversation with Heather Vogel Frederick, author of Life at 400 Beacon Street: Working in Mary Baker Eddy’s Household.
As a bonus to Episode 64, enjoy two new recordings of music by composer Elisa Mazzucato Young.
Listen to intimate portraits of Christian Science Monitor correspondents covering Russia and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century.
Learn about the upbringing and spiritual journey of this significant figure in the early Christian Science movement.
Learn about Mary Baker Eddy’s anti-slavery activism, through her correspondence with prominent Union generals, and her husband’s experiences...
Listen to a discussion on the essential role of spirituality in the work of twentieth-century women abstract artists.
Learn about Mary Baker Eddy’s experiences with housing insecurity, during the time when she was first teaching and writing about Christian S...
Learn about Ruth Barrett Phelps and how she helped change the sound of music in Boston.
Look behind the scenes as we discuss the Library’s oral history project—a diverse and rich collection that expands perspectives on the Chris...
Why did the Library hire an expert handwriting analyst to review the diaries of Eddy’s personal secretary?
Find out what scholars mean by the term “new religious movement”—and why the nineteenth century was a dynamic time of religious innovation.
You can listen to Seekers and Scholars episodes online on Radio and Podcast. Open an episode and the site player will stream the available audio.
Seekers and Scholars is listed as a Society & Culture show. The show language is listed as English.
This page lists 100 episodes for Seekers and Scholars. More episodes are available from the View more button when the list continues.