Rolling Away the Stone: Mary Baker Eddy's Challenge to Materialism
Ebook
Overview
"Gottschalk distinguishes himself by placing Christian Science in the larger context of American religion . . . sheds new light on Eddy’s life and work." — Publishers Weekly
This richly detailed study highlights the last two decades of the life of Mary Baker Eddy, a prominent religious thinker whose character and achievement are just beginning to be understood. It is the first book-length discussion of Eddy to make full use of the resources of the Mary Baker Eddy Collection in Boston. Rolling Away the Stone focuses on her long-reaching legacy as a Christian thinker, specifically her challenge to the materialism that threatens religious belief and practice.
"Gottschalk has provided readers with a masterful account of Christian Science in its heyday. This book is a first-rate read for students of American religion and provides a look into how one of the country’s more complex religious figures dealt with materialism in the late-nineteenth-century America." — Religious Studies Review
"Gottschalk does a superb job of providing historical context for the chaotic events of Eddy’s final decades." — Choice
"Gottschalk’s account is well told and enriched by fresh material now available from the Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity." — Christian Science Monitor
"The book includes a great deal of fresh research and honest scholarship . . . for the individual wanting to sink his or her teeth into a serious study of Eddy . . . you have a lot to look forward to in reading this book." — The Christian Science Journal
- Title: Rolling Away the Stone: Mary Baker Eddy's Challenge to Materialism
- Author: Stephen Gottschalk
- Publisher: Indiana University Press
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 502
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780253013620, 9780253223234, 0253223237, 0253013623
- Resource ID: LLS:9780253013620
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-12-14T03:21:53Z
Stephen Gottschalk (1940–2005) was an independent scholar, an authority on Christian Science thought, and a former member of the Church's Committee on Publication. His works include The Emergence of Christian Science in American Religious Life.