# Eddy, Mary Baker a reference to the book Science and Health, published in 1875 by Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910), which asserted that matter was an illusion and that "Spirit" (i.e., God) was everything. "The starting-point of divine Science," Mrs. Eddy states, "is that God, Spirit, is All-in-all, and that there is no other might nor Mind." Mary Baker Eddy was the founder of Christian Science, a church and religious system emphasizing healing through spiritual means as an important element of Christianity. Science and Health is the only authorized Christian Science textbook See also Christian Science in this glossary