FROM THE editors October 11, 2004 Issue

A proven track record of healing—and cure

Editor

Take a stroll over to any major bookstore these days, and you'll find the spirituality section jammed with periodicals focusing on spirituality and health. How can someone discern between passing fads and what really has substance and staying power? In other words, how can you know if a program, system, or strategy for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) really works as an alternative to allopathic medicine?

We think it's vital not only to study the foundation and reasoning of a healthcare system, but also to look at its track record. Is there any proof that cure takes place? Have results of this system been verified? Last year the great-great-great-grandson of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discover and Founder of Christian Science, visited The Mother Church and The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity in Boston. Until this visit, he and his wife knew almost nothing about the Biblically based healing system she discovered in 1866 and named Christian Science.

One can imagine the impact on them as they came to realize how many healings have been brought about by the discovery explained in his great-great-great-grandmother's book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. We agree that the testimonal record of Christian Science healing is not only impressive and convincing, but it also continues to grow every day, globally. To date, the record of verified Christian Science healings includes testimonies from people across the world, from places as diverse and far-flung as Moscow to Bombay to Beijing to Sydney to Jakarta to Amsterdam to Tokyo to Nashville to Halifax to Kinshasa—and a multitude of places in between.

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