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Science and Christian Healing.
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To date, the first structure, the discovered Science of Christianity, is reseeding into obscurity. The second structure, its church and associated institutions, is in an accelerating process of collapse. The third structure, on the other had, has not yet begun to unfold, it is generally unknown, and is just beginning to come to light through this book. The third structure exists physically, but is by no means a pivotal force in the world. The collapse of the first structure is the result of a lack of continued development. Development is the hallmark of any living structure. Without the scientific drive for continuous development towards the infinite frontier, any living structure is doomed to collapse into oblivion. All nature teaches this lesson. The sad fact is, that mankind as a whole is in a similar process of collapse by virtue of an imposed apathy that is intentionally thrown against human development on all levels.
The collapse of the first two structures must logically be seen as a natural consequence of the belated discovery of the third structure, which however is of little use without the progressive spirit of scientific inquiry that probes the absurdities that the world presents, that the apathy of shallow perceptions would cause one to ignore.
That the first and second structure can hardly function without the continuous development driven by the third structure is obvious. Thus the key item in the whole complex is the third structure that Mary Baker Eddy has created, which this two volume book series is devoted to.
The first volume is devoted to the exploration of the architecture of Mary Baker Eddy third structure of scientific achievement, that has been outlined by Mary Baker Eddy as a structure for positive development in all areas of life. The second volume is devoted to the application of that structure in the framework of Mary Baker Eddy's fourth and final structure of her achievements, which is the Christian Science Monitor. This volume probes the operation of the world's negative growth systems, all of which are fundamentally built upon various degrees of political apathy. The volume ties together the third and forth structures of Mary Baker Eddy's achievement which represents the outcome of a pioneering development process of nearly ninety years in duration.
While the work on the third structure may be expected to have a religious base founded on Christianity, it comes to light more as a structure for the general discovery of reality in which the Christian aspect appears more metaphorically than specifically. This is necessarily so, since Christianity is itself founded on the scientific inquiry into spiritual reality as exemplified by the Greek philosopher Plato which is regarded as a precursor of scientific Christianity that had its greatest expression in the work of Christ Jesus, but which had also a long prior history in ancient Hebrew experiences and discoveries as exemplified by the works of Moses and Abraham and other patriarchs and prophets. It may be said from this that all true scientific structures are inherently universal in process and aim, while religiosity and mythology based structures are narrowly focused with a highly restricted scope.
Since the scientific structure that Mary Baker Eddy outlined, represents in itself the universal searching for the truth, which is a universal endeavor, it is not surprising to see the existence of similar structures presently coming to light in actual operation. One can recognize such an emergence in the multifaceted scientific work of Lyndon LaRouche and his associates. What makes Mary Baker Eddy's structure unique, however, is its non-specific universality that focuses exclusively on the underlying mental processes for probing the 'absurdities' in human existence and the freedoms they open the human scene up to. The application of these processes to public and individual policy approaches, then, becomes but a matter of application to specific situations, of which Christian healing is but one aspect. Actually, the broader application of divine Science to areas of public policy and public perception has also been formally addressed by Mary Baker Eddy, as previously indicated.
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