Christian Science Christian Science is the belief that a person can be healed of their sickness or injury through faith and prayer. Christian Scientists do not resort to traditional medicine for treatment of illnesses, instead they believe faith in God and the use of prayer can heal the sick. Mary Baker Eddy founded the Church of Christ, Scientist and the Christian Science movement in 1866 after a spiritual revelation she claimed to have had while reading the Bible. Mary Baker Eddy, at that time, had suffered a fall that had left her with several severe physical injuries which traditional medicine wasn't able to treat. She claimed that through the revelation the scriptures prov