Article February 22, 1982 Issue

Infinite Mind and academics

CLARK BEIM-ESCHE

I've spent most of my life in schools. First as a student, then as a teacher. And much of what I've learned about Christian Science has come as a result of the trials and experiences that are a part of academic life.

What I have learned most clearly is that for a Christian Scientist, excellent academic performance need have little to do with human intellectuality.

This fact came as a rather unpleasant surprise when it first occurred to me. After all, I'd spent years thinking the intellect was all-important. Yet in the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy clearly indicates a different direction for the achievement of genuine understanding: "Understanding is the line of demarcation between the real and unreal. Spiritual understanding unfolds Mind,—Life, Truth, and Love,—and demonstrates the divine sense, giving the spiritual proof of the universe in Christian Science.

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