A resource center for your spiritual journey

Located in the church and open daily. The Reading Room is both a community bookstore and a spiritual resource center. It offers an extensive variety of products that you can browse, borrow, purchase, study, and access online. This page provides a brief description of those products. You may access and print a PDF version of the complete product list with prices.

You are warmly invited to visit our Reading Room. Our staff is always there to help you. You can reach us at 213-352-5250 or by email at readingroom@thirdchurchdallas.org

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures is Mary Baker Eddy’s primary work. We stock various print editions of this book as well as a complete CD set.

Mary Baker Eddy’s other Writings and Reference Materials

The extensive writings of Mary Baker Eddy, such as Prose Works, Miscellaneous Writings, and others, are available for sale. Some are also available on CD.

Available by special order is Concord, a PC or MAC desktop edition of the complete concordance to all of the writings of Mary Baker Eddy. Also included are the Bible (King James Version), the Christian Science Hymnal, and the Hymnal Supplement.

Weekly Bible Lessons

The weekly Bible Lesson study edition, which contains the full text of each lesson, is for sale in both large and small booklets and on CD.

For those people who want to mark the weekly Bible Lesson in their copies of Science and Health and the Bible, a quarterly citation edition is also for sale.

The Bible and Bible Reference Materials

We stock a number of translations of the Bible. Among those are the King James Version, New Revised Standard, J.B. Phillips’ The New Testament in Modern English, The Essential Evangelical Parallel Bible, and the New Oxford Annotated Bible. Also available for study but not for sale, are various Bible reference books, such as all volumes of The Interpreter’s Bible.

Other books, pamphlets and CDs

The Reading Room also stocks a large selection of books and pamphlets containing articles on specific topics – such as prayer, financial security, relationships – each showing how the ideas of Christian Science apply to that topic. Many of pamphlets are also available on CD.

Music

We stock a variety of music CDs ranging from choral groups singing hymns found in our Christian Science Hymnal, soloists singing songs of comfort or encouragement, to contemporary settings of instrumental and choral pieces.

Products for Children and Teens

A large selection of books and CDs are available that will build a developmental understanding of God, Christ Jesus, and the Bible, as well as providing practical ways to use Christian Science to solve problems typically facing children and teenagers.

Periodicals

Mary Baker Eddy established a series of periodicals, each having a particular role but all designed to meet the spiritual needs of mankind. The following information provides an overview of these publications. In-depth information on all of them may be found at spirituality.com, the official website of the Christian Science Publishing Society.

The Christian Science Monitor

A Pulitzer Prize-winning publication, The Christian Science Monitor is recognized as one of the world’s leading international news organizations. The Monitor’s print edition is published weekly and offers in-depth articles on current national and world issues. The Monitor’s online edition, csmonitor.com, gives you up-to-the minute reports on national and international events. Mary Baker Eddy founded the Monitor in 1908 and stated its mission: “To injure no man, but to bless all mankind.” This mission continues today.

Christian Science Journal

The Christian Science Journal, published monthly, contains in-depth articles on the efficacy of Christian Science and testimonies of healings. Also included are directories of Christian Science churches, societies, reading rooms, teachers, practitioners and nurses.

Christian Science Sentinel

The Christian Science Sentinel, published weekly, presents articles addressing the spiritual application of Christian Science to current events and topics affecting individuals, communities, and the world. Testimonies of healing are also included.

The Herald of Christian Science

Published in 14 languages, The Herald of Christian Science is an international monthly magazine for members of Christian Science churches world-wide and for other international readers who are interested in Christian Science. It contains articles, directories of Christian Science churches and practitioners, as well as a schedule of radio programs available in five languages.

Online Resources

Christian Science resources are available online any time you need them. Among the major website are those listed below; each site contains links to other relevant sites:

christianscience.com, the official public website, offers a wealth of information for people unfamiliar with Christian Science beliefs, activities, and publications. There you will find articles and testimonies on the application of Christian Science to the problems we all face daily.

spirituality.com, the website of the Christian Science Publishing Society, contains timely articles “designed to heal, inspire, and guide you on your spiritual journey.”

sentinelradio.com, the site of the weekly Christian Science radio program, presents interviews and discussions on how people are discovering the healing effects of God’s laws when applied to current events and to individual challenges. You can listen to current and previous broadcasts, order CDs, and purchase downloads of the programs.