GOD'S PERFECT CHILD: MY LIFE IN CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
| dc.contributor.author | Hodgson, Marcia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-06-26T21:30:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-06-26T21:30:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract As a third-generation Christian Scientist, I was brought up in a family that had no use for medicine and used prayer exclusively as its only form of healthcare. This thesis constitutes the beginning of a book about my upbringing and eventual departure from Christian Science. It includes several healings, and three traumatic experiences that sparked a gradual erosion of my belief in my childhood religion. Divided into five parts, this work includes 56 chapters and 231 pages. It begins with an inciting incident – my drowning under a canoe and my recovery without medical assistance – which took place when I was a sophomore at Principia, a high school for Christian Scientists in St. Louis, Missouri. This “healing” was the first that came through my own prayer and cemented my allegiance to the church as it planted a few latent seeds of doubt in my abilities as a practitioner of Christian Science. Also included is back story of how my grandparents became entangled in Mary Baker Eddy’s burgeoning spiritual-healing practices as well as background information on the history of the Christian Science church and its basic beliefs. Throughout this memoir, I have tried to present an honest assessment of my experience in Christian Science while taking into consideration how this strange cult-like faith might appear to an outsider. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/82 | |
| dc.publisher | MFA in Creative Writing, The University of Tampa | |
| dc.subject | Christian science | en_US |
| dc.subject | Childhood | en_US |
| dc.title | GOD'S PERFECT CHILD: MY LIFE IN CHRISTIAN SCIENCE | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |