Podcasts by Seekers and Scholars
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85. The Piskos—to Vienna with love from The Christian Science Monitor from 2023-12-01T05:01
Hear the story of an exiled couple from Nazi-controlled Europe, who went on to become celebrated writers at the international newspaper.
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84. “Christian Scientists in Zion” at the Mormon History Association from 2023-11-01T04:01
Hear about the influence Christian Science had among the Mormon elite in late nineteenth-century Salt Lake City.
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83. Healing and renewal through public history from 2023-10-02T13:16:58
What is public history? Find out about its potential to serve the common good—and how the Mary Baker Eddy Library contributes to it.
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BONUS: Response to Episode 82, with Mark Sappenfield, Editor of The Christian Science Monitor from 2023-09-15T22:50:46
Enjoy this bonus track, which traces The Christian Science Monitor’s commitment to solutions-oriented journalism back to its 1908 founding.
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82. The Christian Science Monitor, social work, and Boston’s settlement houses from 2023-09-01T01:53:47
Find out about visionary reporting on a new Progressive Era institution designed to improve the lives of the urban poor.
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81. Listener’s choice: revisiting “Women’s rights—and a woman’s right to interpret the Bible” from 2023-08-01T04:01
Listen to this gem from the Seekers and Scholars archive, and learn about why it was particularly meaningful to the college student who chose it.
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80. The marriages of Mary Baker Eddy from 2023-06-30T19:57:37
Hear about Eddy's experiences with marriage, in a time when conventions around matrimony were radically changing, and see how they impacted her life and writings.
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79. Reissuing a masterwork—a new edition of Robert Peel’s Mary Baker Eddy biography from 2023-06-01T04:01
Hear guests discuss the enduring significance of this volume, including the value of its newest edition and the noteworthy qualities of its author.
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78. Ministries of divine healing in twentieth-century Britain from 2023-05-01T04:01
Find out about interest in twentieth-century Christian spiritual healing—what did that mean for the Church of England and the Church of Christ, Scientist?
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77. Bette Graham, Liquid Paper, and the spiritual force of an original idea from 2023-04-01T04:01
Hear how a single mom and clerical worker with few prospects transformed an industry through innovative thinking and prayerful inspiration.
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76. Christian Scientist women and Alice Paul’s campaign for women’s rights from 2023-03-01T05:01
Discover thought-provoking connections between Christian Science and women’s rights movements of the twentieth century.
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75. The spirit of 1886 in the Mary Baker Eddy Papers from 2023-02-01T05:01
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 audience.
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74. Archives Open House at The Mary Baker Eddy Library from 2023-01-01T05:01
Glimpse what happened at this one-day event for employees of The Mother Church, which showcased some compelling items from the Library’s collections.
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73. Broadway’s best—spiritual quest, Antoinette Perry, and the Tony Awards from 2022-12-01T05:01
Listen to the inspiring story of the namesake for the most prestigious honor in the theater world.
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72. Mary Baker Eddy, corresponding across family divides from 2022-11-01T04:01
Find out what was at stake for Eddy in reaching out to cherished family members, despite significant barriers in culture, education, and religion.
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71. The history of Communion in Christian Science church services from 2022-10-01T04:02
Why do Christian Science branch churches have special Communion services, while The Mother Church in Boston does not? Find out in this episode, which also explores how the religion approaches this ...
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70. Marcella Craft, opera star, and the origins of Christian Science church soloing from 2022-09-01T04:01
Learn about the position of soloist at The Mother Church—and the celebrated soprano who helped set high standards for the role.
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69. American religion in World War II from 2022-08-01T04:02
Learn how American G.I.s found their faith sustaining them when confronted by wartime’s innumerable challenges.
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68. The Christian Science encounter with interfaith at the 1893 World’s Parliament of Religions from 2022-07-01T04:01
Learn about the complicated beginnings of global interfaith dialogue in a groundbreaking 17-day conference at Chicago’s 1893 Columbian Exposition.
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67. “Ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances”—working in Mary Baker Eddy’s household from 2022-06-01T04:01
Listen to a conversation with Heather Vogel Frederick, author of Life at 400 Beacon Street: Working in Mary Baker Eddy’s Household.
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66. BONUS: Elisa Mazzucato Young—a musical and Christian Science story from 2022-05-19T21:15:21
As a bonus to Episode 64, enjoy two new recordings of music by composer Elisa Mazzucato Young.
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65. The Monitor in Moscow from 2022-05-01T04:01
Listen to intimate portraits of Christian Science Monitor correspondents covering Russia and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century.
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64. Bicknell Young—a Mormon and Christian Science story from 2022-04-01T04:01
Learn about the upbringing and spiritual journey of this significant figure in the early Christian Science movement.
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63. Discovering the Civil War in the Mary Baker Eddy Papers from 2022-03-01T13:00
Learn about Mary Baker Eddy’s anti-slavery activism, through her correspondence with prominent Union generals, and her husband’s experiences as a Confederate prisoner of war.
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62. Women abstract artists—their spirituality and contemporary relevance from 2022-02-01T15:21
Listen to a discussion on the essential role of spirituality in the work of twentieth-century women abstract artists.
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61. Mary Baker Eddy—writing without a room of her own from 2022-01-03T13:00
Learn about Mary Baker Eddy’s experiences with housing insecurity, during the time when she was first teaching and writing about Christian Science.
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60. Ruth Barrett Phelps—presiding over the king of instruments from 2021-12-01T13:00
Learn about Ruth Barrett Phelps and how she helped change the sound of music in Boston.
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59. The revelatory power of oral histories from 2021-11-01T12:00
Look behind the scenes as we discuss the Library’s oral history project—a diverse and rich collection that expands perspectives on the Christian Science movement.
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58. Examining the evidence—forensic handwriting analysis at The Mary Baker Eddy Library from 2021-10-01T12:00
Why did the Library hire an expert handwriting analyst to review the diaries of Eddy’s personal secretary?
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57. New religious movements and nineteenth-century revolutions from 2021-09-01T12:00
Find out what scholars mean by the term “new religious movement”—and why the nineteenth century was a dynamic time of religious innovation.
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56. Meet the editors of the Mary Baker Eddy Papers from 2021-08-02T14:21:03
Find out what we’re learning as we publish Eddy’s correspondence. As her life and work took on new dimensions, just who was she communicating with—and why?
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55. Muscular Christianity, the YMCA, and Mary Baker Eddy from 2021-07-01T19:28:57
Learn how concern over the weakening of religion in the late 1800s led to an influential movement known as “Muscular Christianity.”
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54. Community and memory in The Mary Baker Eddy Library archives from 2021-06-01T12:00
What is meant by “collective memory”? How do archives preserve it for the communities they serve?
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53. The education of an archivist at The Mary Baker Eddy Library from 2021-05-01T13:00
Learn about the training and experience that go into making an archivist—and find out what that means in particular for The Mary Baker Eddy Library’s collections.
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52. Jean Stapleton and the spiritual dimensions of “All in the Family” from 2021-04-01T11:00
Explore the pivotal role of Edith Bunker in the breakthrough sitcom "All in the Family," portrayed by actor and Christian Scientist Jean Stapleton.
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51. Mastering the press: Arthur Brisbane’s famed interview with Mary Baker Eddy from 2021-03-01T13:50:45
Learn about one of America’s most celebrated journalists and his renowned 1907 interview with the founder of Christian Science.
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50. The story behind the story—biographies of Mary Baker Eddy from 2021-02-01T13:00
Learn about the complex history of biographies on Mary Baker Eddy—and the many different approaches authors have taken in exploring her life.
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49. The Mary Baker Eddy Library at the American Academy of Religion from 2021-01-01T14:00
Learn about the Library’s recent presentations at the world’s largest religious studies conference.
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48. Psalms of Life—Mary Baker Eddy and 19th-century American poetry from 2020-12-01T13:00
Learn about—and celebrate—the importance of poetry to nineteenth-century Americans, including examples in recitation and song.
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47. Women in Religion on Wikipedia from 2020-10-21T18:19:32
Learn why the world’s largest online encyclopedia doesn’t feature more biographies of women—and what’s being done about it.
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46. National History Day during a pandemic from 2020-10-01T09:00
As COVID-19 restrictions impact both students and teachers, find out how young researchers are still taking on exciting projects for this year’s National History Day program.
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45. Part Two: Mary Baker Eddy and the Puritans from 2020-09-01T12:47:04
What did spirituality mean for the Puritans—and how did it influence the woman who discovered Christian Science?
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44. Part One: Mary Baker Eddy and the Puritans from 2020-09-01T12:46:34
What did spirituality mean for the Puritans—and how did it influence the woman who discovered Christian Science?
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43. Martha Matilda Harper and the beauty of social entrepreneurship from 2020-08-03T16:15:21
See how spirituality influenced innovations changed the face of modern business—through the work of a pioneering woman entrepreneur.
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42. The Matsukata women—enlightening Japanese-American relations from 2020-07-01T14:34:24
Learn how women in a prominent Japanese family enlightened global citizenship.
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41. Religion and public health during the 1918–1919 Spanish flu from 2020-06-09T18:20:29
Learn about American religious response to a previous worldwide pandemic.
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40. Research on geography and religion in Boston, and African American history from 2020-05-04T13:59:04
Learn about some of the latest research we’re doing at the Library.
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39. Celebrating the Nineteenth Amendment with the Women of History series from 2020-03-02T13:52:42
Explore these untold stories in recognition of Women's History Month.
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38. Composing a new heritage in early twentieth-century hymns from 2020-02-04T15:28:38
What was the influence of British hymn composition on the 1932 Christian Science Hymnal?
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37. Windows into spiritual autobiography from 2020-01-06T15:42:15
Learn about spiritual autobiography, through two unique examples from the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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36. Reclaiming Vida Goldstein—superstar of women’s suffrage from 2019-12-02T17:53:32
Learn about the extraordinary life of this Australian trailblazer and international leader.
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35. American religious history as family history—the Adamses from 2019-11-06T20:51:54
How can we think about American religious history as family history?
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34. The papers of Erwin D. Canham, editor of The Christian Science Monitor from 2019-10-01T18:05:59
Enter the life and times of Erwin D. Canham, the longest-serving editor of The Christian Science Monitor.
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33. National History Day—transforming students’ lives in archives from 2019-09-04T15:46:27
Learn about the value of archives—and how their contents can change the course of young lives.
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32. Depth of field—photography in The Mary Baker Eddy Library collections from 2019-08-08T14:20:07
Join us for a discussion about the Library’s photo collections, where a picture really is worth a thousand words.
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31. Religious literacy and the 21st-century mind from 2019-07-01T15:48:53
Join us for a thoughtful discussion about the importance of religious literacy in society—and what’s involved in achieving it.
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30. The Bible as revolutionary text in America from 2019-06-03T12:04:31
Learn how American printers created a new kind of culture for everyday citizens to engage with the Bible, in the decades following the Revolution.
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29. Mary Baker Eddy and Boston’s complex religious history (Part Two) from 2019-04-30T14:52:24
Explore the complex and contested religious landscape of Boston in the late nineteenth century.
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28. Mary Baker Eddy and Boston’s complex religious history (Part One) from 2019-04-30T14:52:15
Explore the complex and contested religious landscape of Boston in the late nineteenth century.
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27. Podcasts and the human voice of higher education from 2019-04-01T16:01:21
See how podcasts can help break down the walls of academia and reach like-hearted—rather than like-minded—audiences.
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26. Hymns for our time—a conversation with Ruth Duck from 2019-03-01T20:08:20
Join us for an inspiring and informative conversation with one of today’s most celebrated hymn writers.
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25. Gender, spirituality, and the architecture of The Mother Church from 2019-02-01T15:58:37
Explore how issues around gender and religious leadership influenced the architectural styles of the two Mother Church edifices.
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24. Women’s voices in Mormon and Christian Science history — commonalities/differences from 2019-01-03T14:19:02
Listen in as we talk with Dr. Jenny Reeder about the role of women in Mormon and Christian Science history.
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23. Inspiring contemporary hymns—migration and refuge from 2018-12-11T21:41:51
This episode explores the inspiration behind Josette Flamand’s poem “Migration,” as verse for a new selection in the "Christian Science Hymnal."
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22. A great religious experiment—military chaplaincy (Part Three) from 2018-11-15T16:41:27
This month “A Great Religious Experiment—Military Chaplaincy” explores in three segments the quest for religious pluralism in U.S. military chaplaincy over the last century.
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21. A great religious experiment—military chaplaincy (Part Two) from 2018-11-08T23:23:35
This month “A Great Religious Experiment—Military Chaplaincy” explores in three segments the quest for religious pluralism in U.S. military chaplaincy over the last century.
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20. A great religious experiment—military chaplaincy (Part One) from 2018-10-31T14:12:04
This month “A Great Religious Experiment—Military Chaplaincy” explores in three segments the quest for religious pluralism in U.S. military chaplaincy over the last century.
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19. State of the heart of oral history from 2018-10-04T16:08:16
Explore the importance and value of oral history, including its unique public and historical purpose.
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18. Mark Twain, Mary Baker Eddy, and the news from 2018-09-04T13:00
Discover Mary Baker Eddy's involvement with the emerging mass media of her day.
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17. Media, religion, and the public scholar from 2018-08-01T12:53:47
In this episode, Liz Kineke—producer for the "Religion and Culture" series at CBS—explains how scholars shed light on the role faith plays in contemporary culture.
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16. Among the first to stand—Christian Science and women in Parliament (Part Two) from 2018-07-10T12:51:56
Hear about the first generation of women to serve in the British Parliament—and their groundbreaking, inspiring work.
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15. Among the first to stand—Christian Science and women in Parliament (Part One) from 2018-06-21T21:33
Hear about the first generation of women to serve in the British Parliament—and their groundbreaking, inspiring work.
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14. Empathy and religious scholarship from 2018-05-14T20:34:33
Learn how a historian balances sympathetic understanding with critical analysis, exploring the life and career of Laura Lathrop—an important figure in the history of Christian Science.
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13. Women’s rights—and a woman’s right to interpret the Bible from 2018-04-17T18:50:09
Explore Mary Baker Eddy’s liberating—and healing— explanation of controversial biblical texts.
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12. Religious tolerance and the art of Violet Oakley from 2018-02-15T21:10:05
Discover how the ideals of Violet Oakley fueled her trailblazing life and career as one of America’s most important twentieth-century artists.
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11. Mary Baker Eddy as a copyright activist (Part Two) from 2018-01-22T19:18:42
Episode 11 continues the conversation with Dr. Andrew Ventimiglia. We learn more about Mary Baker Eddy’s activity in reforming intellectual property laws, which resulted in her sharing the same cop...
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10. Mary Baker Eddy as a copyright activist (Part One) from 2018-01-12T14:04:49
Hear Dr. Andrew Ventimiglia discuss the importance Mary Baker Eddy placed on intellectual property rights as a protection to her book "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures."
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09. The transformation of Christmas from 2017-12-14T16:44:30
We’ll explore how Christmas was radically transformed as a holiday during Mary Baker Eddy's lifetime. What did that mean for her—and for us today?
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08. The spiritual and cultural heritage of Thanksgiving from 2017-11-18T20:22:26
Learn how Mary Baker Eddy’s experience of Thanksgiving reflects the holiday’s spiritual legacy in American culture.
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07. Lives and Lessons of Christian Science Military Chaplains from 2017-10-26T18:46:38
Meet historian and author Kim Schuette. He’ll discuss the history of the Christian Science military ministry, in honor of the program’s centennial anniversary.
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06.“Daring to see the world differently”—The Christian Science Monitor (Part 2) from 2017-09-21T17:35:58
Melanie Stetson Freeman, Senior Staff Photographer for "The Christian Science Monitor," discusses her recent assignment for a series on facing famine in Africa.
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05.“The Christian Science Monitor”—genesis and today from 2017-08-18T19:23:30
Join us for a discussion with "Christian Science Monitor" Editor Mark Sappenfield. We’ll compare the "Monitor" during its early history with its role as a news source today.
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04. Historic Bibles at The Mary Baker Eddy Library from 2017-07-14T15:17:27
Hear about The Mary Baker Eddy Library’s significant collection of historic bibles—and how these translations have contributed to the development of civilization.
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03. Women of History from the Mary Baker Eddy Library Archives from 2017-06-20T13:19:17
Hear about the Library’s “Women of History” blog, and discover the impact of Eddy’s ideas on a wide range of pioneering women.
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02. Christian Science and British Modern Art from 2017-05-12T15:57:54
Hear from Dr. Lucy Kent on the influence of Christian Science in the lives and work of three major British artists of the 20th century
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01. Creating online archives at The Mary Baker Eddy Library from 2017-04-12T17:00:41
A conversation with documentary editor Dr. Sherry Darling on making the archives of The Mary Baker Eddy Library available for online exploration.
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