TY - BOOK AU - Twain,Mark TI - Christian Science SN - 9781775452461 AV - BX6955 .T93 2011eb U1 - 289.5 23 PY - 2011///] CY - [Auckland] PB - The Floating Press KW - Christian Science KW - Controversial literature KW - Science chrétienne KW - Ouvrages de controverse KW - RELIGION KW - Christianity KW - bisacsh KW - fast N1 - Archived by the National Library of New Zealand. Available in PDF (227 pages); Originally published in 1907; Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title are non-functional; Electronic reproduction of book; Wellington; National Library of New Zealand; 2013 N2 - Though Mark Twain is best remembered as perhaps the quintessential American humor writer, he was also a keen observer and critic of cultural and social trends. In this vein, he undertook a book-length discussion and analysis of Christian Science and New Thought, both of which enjoyed immense popularity in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in the United States. The controversial text was originally rejected by Twain's publisher, a gesture that the author saw as confirming the influence and power of the religious movement UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=385504 ER -