Following the publication by Mulberry Press of Addresses and Other
Writings on Christian Science by Doris Dufour Henty, there was a great demand for more papers
and writings of this Christianly scientific nature.
"The Christian Science Revolution in Thought", written by John
Hargreaves, was published in the spirit of Mary Baker Eddy's statement
in her book "No and Yes": "Let the Word have free course and be
glorified. The people clamour to leave cradle and swaddling clothes. The
spiritual status is urging its highest demands on mortals, and material
history is drawing to a close. Truth cannot be stereotyped, it unfoldeth
forever."
For many years John Hargreaves had been addressing Association meetings,
and there had been many requests that his papers should be gathered and
presented in more permanent form. Rather than a simple reproduction of
these addresses, this book presents a distillation of the ideas they
contain. While each paper stands on its own, one theme runs through them
all, namely, that the study of Christian Science can only be perceived
from a totally new framework of perception. That may appear to readers
as revolutionary. Indeed, Christian Science cannot be grafted onto any
existing interpretations offered by science, theology, or medicine. It
cannot be perceived with the human mind or through human reason. It
requires an approach that is as revolutionary as the subject under
consideration. As Science and Health says, "The divine Principle of the
universe must interpret the universe." (272:28-29)
Since the publication of this book, the editors of Mulberry Press have
been gratified by the great many letters received from people who have
said that this book has turned them back to reading the writings of Mary
Baker Eddy and the Bible with new eyes, and with a consequent fresh approach to
Christian Science.