''Prose Works other than Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures'', sometimes called ''Prose Works other than Science and Health'' or simply ''Prose Works'', is a single-volume compendium of the major works of

Mary Baker Eddy Mary Baker Eddy (née Baker; July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was an American religious leader and author, who in 1879 founded The Church of Christ, Scientist, the ''Mother Church'' of the Christian Science movement. She also founded ''The C ...

, the founder of

Christian Science Christian Science is a set of beliefs and practices which are associated with members of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Adherents are commonly known as Christian Scientists or students of Christian Science, and the church is sometimes in ...

, outside of her main work, ''

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures ''Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures'' by Mary Baker Eddy is, along with the Bible, one of two central texts of the Christian Science religion. Eddy described it as her "most important work." She began writing it in February 1872, and t ...

''. Also not included are Eddy's '' Church Manual'', ''Poems'', and ''Christ and Christmas''. The books included in ''Prose Works'' were never published together as a single volume during her lifetime but were assembled as a convenience around 1925. When published it became the most popular book printed by the

Christian Science Publishing Society The Christian Science Publishing Society was established in 1898 by Mary Baker Eddy and is the publishing arm of The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts. Origin and purpose The Christian Science Publishing Society and ...

besides ''Science and Health'' and the ''Church Manual''. The constituent books have historically been published individually in parallel also. It has been issued in both

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and

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The volume consists of the following works: :* ''Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896'' (''Miscellaneous Writings'' for short, abbreviated in concordances as Mis.) :* ''Retrospection and Introspection'' (abbreviated as Ret.) :* ''Unity of Good'' (abbreviated as Un.) :* ''Pulpit and Press'' (abbreviated as Pul.) :* ''Rudimental Divine Science'' (abbreviated as Rud.) :* ''No and Yes'' (abbreviated as No.) :* ''Christian Science versus Pantheism'' (abbreviated as Pan.) :* ''Message to The Mother Church, 1900'' (''Message for 1900'' for short, abbreviated as '00) :* ''Message to The Mother Church, 1901'' (''Message for 1901'' for short, abbreviated as '01) :* ''Message to The Mother Church, 1902'' (''Message for 1902'' for short, abbreviated as '02) :* ''Christian Healing: A Sermon Delivered at Boston'' (abbreviated as Hea.) :* ''The People's Idea of God: Its Effect on Health and Christianity'' (secondary title usually omitted; abbreviated as Peo.) :* ''The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany'' (abbreviated as My.)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prose Works Other Than Science And Health 1925 books Essay collections Christian Science texts Works by Mary Baker Eddy 1925 in Christianity Books published posthumously

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