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God's Perfect Child
Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church
by Caroline Fraser
ISBN: 0805044302
ISBN-13: 9780805044300
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
GOD'S PERFECT CHILD recounts the Christian Science Church's rise from a marginal sect to a politically influential and popular religious group. The author, a poet, journalist, and former Christian Scientist, profiles Mary Baker Eddy, who founded the church, and examines some of the social, often controversial issues with which the Church of Christ, Scientist has been associated.
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"Caroline Fraser was raised a Christian Scientist, and her righteous anger makes this big book swing. Like SCIENCE AND HEALTH, it is windy and repetitious; it is at once a memoir, a biography, a cranky social history, and a record of the wrongful-death lawsuits that have brought down the church. But the total effect is bracing; GOD'S PERFECT CHILD administers some badly needed medicine.
-- Village Voice
"The book is an admirable piece of work: the prose is steady, elegant, and witty, the research is deep and persuasive, and the tone throughout is one of sad but graceful necessity." -- Whitney Balliett
-- New York Review of Books
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Published date: 1999
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.8 pounds
Pages: 432
Publisher's Notes
Poet and journalist Fraser discusses how the Christian Science Church has transformed itself from a small, eccentric sect into a politically powerful and socially respectable religion.
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God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church
Caroline Fraser
Metropolitan Books. Used - Good. Ex-library. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped daily. Over one million satisfied book lovers read with Experienced Books. 1999. Hardcover. Good condition, showing modest signs of wear. BINDING IS HARDCOVER; EX-LIBRARY with typical library markings, attachments and wear. Dust jacket: Acceptable. ( more information) Offered by Experienced Books LLC (United States)
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God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church
Caroline Fraser
A nice ex-library copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Mylar over dustjacket. Binding solid and tight. No creases. If you choose standard shipping, it could take up to 14 BUSINESS days and in rare cases 21. ( more information) Offered by Once Sold Tales (United States)
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Gods Perfect Child : Living And Dying In The Christian Science Church
Fraser, Caroline
Metropolitan Books, 1999. Brown boards, black cloth spine, gilt lettering. Mild edgewear. Dustjacket with mild edgewear, small tear on top front edge. Illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index, 561 pp. Clean tight copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". ( more information) Offered by Fred Lowrance Books (United States)
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Fraser, Caroline
New York, New York: Metropolitan Books / Henry Holt and Co., LLC, 1999. Clean, appears barely read.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by acornbooks northwest (United States)
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God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church
Fraser, Caroline
Metropolitan Books, 1999. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Might be signed by author but it is hard to decipher the signature. Dj. has mild edgewear, old price sticker on back, interior like new. ( more information) Offered by Taos Books (United States)
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GOD'S PERFECT CHILD
Fraser, Caroline
New York: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, 1999. LIVING AND DYING IN THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH. The author grew up in a Christian Science home. In her writings she tells of the life and psychology of Mary Baker Eddy and of the Church of Christ, Scientist practices.She has divided the book into six parts with sections under each topic: Preface:God's Perfect Child; Mary Baker Eddy:Mere Historic Incidents; You Will Have to Learn to Love Me More - Mrs. Eddy Builds Her Empire; Nothing Has Gone Right Since 1910:Christian Science After Death; God's Law: Christian Science Goes to Court; God's Requirement:Christian Science on the Air; God Will Do the Rest:Resurrecting Christian Science. (561 pages) . First Edition. Hard Cover. As New/As New. ( more information) Offered by Magic Lantern Books (United States)
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God's Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church by
Caroline Fraser
Metropolitan Books, 1999-08-15. Hardcover. Like New. Stated 1st Edition. Excellent condition. Appears unread. No marks/underlines/highlights. Pages are clean and tight. Satisfaction guaranteed! Shipping within 24 hours! ( more information) Offered by XYZBOOK (United States)
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God’s perfect child : living and dying in the Christian Science Church
Fraser, Caroline
New York : Metropolitan Books, 1999. 1st Edition. Description: xii, 561 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Christian Science--History. Christian Science--Controversial literature. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [531]-537) and index. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ( more information) Offered by MW Books Ltd. (Ireland)
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