Christian Science Timeline

1883

First issue of the Journal of Christian Science (later The Christian Science Journal).

1883

A monthly publication offering instructional articles, reports of Christian healing, and a worldwide directory of Christian Science practitioners, teachers, churches, Reading Rooms, and more.
1883

Publishes The People’s God: Its Effect on Health and Christianity (original title).

1883

This publication looks at how individuals’ lives are influenced by their views of God, and the life-transforming effect of spiritual ideas.
1885

Publishes Defence of Christian Science (later No and Yes).

1885

A thought-provoking look at Christian Science in relation to other Christian faith traditions.
1887

Publishes Rudiments and Rules of Divine Science.

1887

This work, later renamed Rudimental Divine Science, answers some of the most commonly asked questions about Christian Science and how it heals.
1888

First Christian Science Reading Room opens in Boston.
1890

The National American Woman Suffrage Association was founded.
1890

Publishes Christian Science Quarterly - Bible Lessons.

1890

The twenty-six Bible Lesson topics are covered twice a year. Each lesson is fresh, specifically prepared for that week:

God, Sacrament, Life, Truth, Love, Spirit, Soul, Mind, Christ Jesus, Man,
Substance, Matter, Reality, Unreality, Are Sin, Disease, and Death Real?,
Everlasting Punishment, Doctrine of Atonement, Probation After Death,
Adam and Fallen Man, Mortals and Immortals, Soul and Body,
Ancient and Modern Necromancy, alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism, Denounced,
God the Only Cause and Creator, God the Preserver of Man
Is the Universe, Including Man, Evolved by Atomic Force?, Christian Science