Virginia Harris was the founding Trustee of The Mary Baker
Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity, Chair of The Christian Science
Board of Directors between 1990 and 2004, and the Publisher of The Writings of
Mary Baker Eddy. She was extremely important in increasing the availability of Science and Health with Key to the
Scriptures and raising awareness of the ideas held important by Mary Baker
Eddy throughout her life. The creation of The Mary Baker Eddy Library allowed
for a vast collection of 19th and early 20th century letters
and artifacts to be available for the public’s use.
Harris has extensive knowledge of Christian Science and Mary
Baker Eddy, and has spoken at length on both subjects. She was part of the
faculty on Harvard Medical School’s Spirituality
and Healing in Medicine symposium from 1995-2004, addressing hundreds of
healthcare professionals on Christian Science. She has had numerous interviews
with well-known newspapers and networks, such as The New York Times, NPR, and The Los Angeles Times.
In addition to this, Virginia Harris has made significant
contributions to The Christian Science Board of Directors, the five-member
governing Board for the religion. She attempted to amass a new appreciation for
the teachings of Christian Science by allowing easy access to the documents of
the Church as well as establishing a new stream of dialogue with a variety of
important thinkers on the relationship between thought and healing.
Harris is an authorized teacher and practitioner of
Christian Science. Just recently she was elected to the Christian Science Board
of Lectureship to speak solely to healthcare and medical professionals about
the practice of Christian Science healing and spiritual healing. She is an
extremely important advocate for and representative of the religion.
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