{"id":132,"date":"2021-05-06T11:42:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T10:42:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianscience-cheltenham.org.uk\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2022-07-19T11:15:30","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T10:15:30","slug":"what-is-christian-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.christianscience-cheltenham.org.uk\/index.php\/what-is-christian-science\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Christian Science?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"132\" class=\"elementor elementor-132\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9be6985 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9be6985\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-620f884\" data-id=\"620f884\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e6dc38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e6dc38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>What is Christian Science?<\/h1><div><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Summary<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Christian Science, discovered by Mary Baker Eddy is a universal, practical system of spiritual, prayer-based Christian healing, available and accessible to everyone.<\/li><li>Christian Science is fully explained in Mary Baker Eddy\u2019s primary text on spirituality and healing, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.<\/li><li>Christian Science has helped many people enjoy better physical and mental health, find satisfying answers to life\u2019s deepest questions and make progress on their spiritual journey.<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Basic ideas of Christian Science<\/span><\/p><ul><li>God is understood as divine Love, infinite Spirit, the creative Principle of the universe including man.<\/li><li>The true nature of each individual as a child of God, made in His likeness, is spiritual and perfect.<\/li><li>God\u2019s infinite love and goodness, realised in prayer, heals<br \/>For more information click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianscience.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecfe0e2\" data-id=\"ecfe0e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624e040 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1239 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"624e040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianscience-cheltenham.org.uk\/index.php\/christain-science-publications\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian Science Publications<\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianscience-cheltenham.org.uk\/index.php\/mother-church-websites\/\">Mother Church Websites<\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianscience-cheltenham.org.uk\/index.php\/other-churches-and-reading-rooms\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Other UK Churches and Reading Rooms<\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/christianscience.com\/church-of-christ-scientist\/the-mother-church-in-boston-ma-usa\/sunday-church-services-and-wednesday-testimony-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen to the Mother Church Services<\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/sentinel.christianscience.com\/audio\/audio-chats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audio chats on christianscience.com<\/a><\/span><\/p><hr \/><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/directory.christianscience.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Directory of Christian Science Practitioners &amp; 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