C.S.

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C.S. is the standard abbreviation for the Church of Christ, Scientist, a Christian denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy that emphasizes spiritual healing through prayer.

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instanceOf Christian denomination
abbreviation
church building
newspaper
religious healer
religious leader
religious periodical
alsoKnownAs Christian Science
author Mary Baker Eddy
basedOnText Bible
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
contains Bible lesson-sermons
denominationOf Christianity
discourages reliance on conventional medical treatment
emphasizes healing through prayer
spiritual healing
founded Church of Christ, Scientist
foundedBy Mary Baker Eddy
foundedInPlace Boston, Massachusetts
foundedInYear 1879
1908
governingBody The Mother Church
hasClergyType lay readers
hasDoctrine healing as central to Christian practice
hasMembership worldwide
hasOrganizationType congregational
hasPractice Christian Science treatment
testimony meetings
hasPractitionerRole Christian Science practitioner
hasPublication Christian Science Quarterly
hasSacramentsView spiritualized understanding of baptism and communion
hasTeaching God as all-good and all-powerful
God as infinite Mind
hasWorshipStyle formal services with Bible lessons
headquartersLocation Boston, Massachusetts
language English
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts
originCountry United States
practices prayer-based healing
publishes The Christian Science Monitor
rejects materialism
religion Christian Science
scripture Bible
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
standsFor Church of Christ, Scientist
teaches illusory nature of matter
reality of spiritual creation
theologyFocus spiritual interpretation of the Bible

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Church of Christ, Scientist hasAbbreviation C.S.
subject linked to: CS