Copyright © 2007 - 2010 by The John W. Doorly Trust, London, UK - Registered Charity No. 1006077 The John W. Doorly Trust VERBATIM REPORT of John W. Doorly's Christian Science Pupils' Association Meeting 1938 THE PURE SCIENCE OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE THE PURE SCIENCE OF THE BIBLE (Lecture at Conway Hall, London) GOD AND SCIENCE TALKS ON THE SCIENCE OF THE BIBLE TALKS AT OXFORD SUMMER SCHOOLS ON THE SCIENCE OF THE BIBLE SUBJECT INDEX TO THE WORKS OF JOHN W. DOORLY CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PRACTICE VERBATIM REPORT of John W. Doorly's Christian Science Pupils' Association Meeting 1938   John W. Doorly     All that John Doorly shared with his pupils at this Meeting constituted a turning-point in the understanding of Christian  Science. It was a clarion call for thought to cease regarding Christian Science mainly as a religion and advance  to the discernment of what comprises the pure Science and system of this vast subject. All the seeds of the  fundamental categories of this pure Science of being which later developed in their clarity and wholeness seem  to have been planted here.   This Association address, given when John Doorly was still a Teacher in the Christian Science organization, speaks  very dynamically and compellingly to the student, rousing him to open his thought to the pure Science of Christian  Science and not be content with a limited, emotional sense of it and its ability just to heal and comfort human  experience. John Doorly speaks of this as "approaching problems from the human ... tilling the soil" and says, "all the  time the destructive action of the human mind in the world today is so specific, so humanly scientific, that unless we  oppose it with divine Science, we shall be lost."   Published in 1990 this Report had never been made available to everyone before. Copies had only been loaned to the  Association pupils. It is republished exactly as it appeared in 1938 merely with the addition of an explanatory  "Foreword" and Mary Baker Eddy's article "Principle and Practice" reproduced in full at the end.   A sincere student of Christian Science wrote, "The clarity with which John Doorly shows Mrs. Eddy's scientific use for  the synonymous terms for God, and indeed the whole scientific system as he sets it forth in that 1938 address was the  breakthrough I needed."   For a printed copy of this Verbatim Report, please e-mail The John W. Doorly Trust on info@johndoorlytrust.org.uk  THE PURE SCIENCE OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE  John W. Doorly This was the first book written by John Doorly after he began to see what constitutes the pure Science of Christian  Science. In this book he puts forward what had come to him from his researches into the Christian Science textbook  Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures - and outlines the fundamentals of the system of Christian Science.   This work is now in its third edition. It is a composite treatise, Part I gives a statement on Christian Science and its  scientific metaphysics. Part II offers a syllabus for study of the fundamentals of Christian Science. Part III presents a short  précis of the Book of Revelation, which John Doorly saw as embodying the whole Science of Christian Science in Biblical  terminology and on which he gave many series of talks. Part IV consists of eight appendices which are very useful to the  student of Christian Science, containing amongst other material a chronological list of page and line numbers in both  Science and Health and Prose Works where a synonymous term for God or its use in combination with others appears;  similarly there is a list for the Word, Christ, Christianity, and Science.   This is a comprehensive book, invaluable for any deep student of Christian Science. THE PURE SCIENCE OF THE BIBLE (Lecture at Conway Hall, London)  John W. Doorly In 1947 John Doorly gave a public lecture on the Science of the Bible in the Conway Hall, London. At this lecture he introduced  the spiritually scientific interpretation of the Bible which had come to him from a study of the "Key to the Scriptures" in Science  and Health.   For a printed copy of this Verbatim Report, please e-mail The John W. Doorly Trust on info@johndoorlytrust.org.uk  GOD AND SCIENCE   John W. Doorly   This was conceived as a non-sectarian treatise addressed to unbiased thinkers prepared to consider that there is a universal spiritual  Science underlying the Bible and permeating all experience.   John Doorly wrote this book because he believed that there was a need to introduce the Science of Christian Science in an  undenominational form. At that time there was a great seeking in the world for a way in which science and religion could be wedded,  and indeed the search has continued unabated.   This book takes the days of creation at the beginning of the Bible and puts them forward as the fundamental "root notions of reality"  for which the philosopher Leibnitz was searching. It then shows how these spiritual fundamentals appear throughout the Scriptures,  constituting a universal, timeless Science of being, existing beyond creed and dogma, all-embracing in its appeal and essentially  demonstrable. The familiar Old Testament stories of the creation, Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses and  Joshua take on a new meaning and importance when interpreted in this light.   Spiritual educators and thinkers have found God and Science deeply interesting and challenging. TALKS ON THE SCIENCE OF THE BIBLE  Vol 1 The True and False Records of Creation (318p.) Vol 2 Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph (394p.) Vol 3 Moses (387p.) Vol 4 Joshua, Judges, Ruth (234p.) Vol 5 I and II Samuel (184p.) Vol 6 I and II Kings (293p.) Vol 7 Amos, Micah, Isaiah (528p.) Vol 8 Ezekiel (322p.) Vol 9 Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi (412p.) TALKS ON THE SCIENCE OF THE BIBLE John W. Doorly These Bible talks are unique in their approach to the Scriptures. They ushered in a new era of Bible study. Why should such a  claim be made for them? Because - using Mary Baker Eddy's "Key to the Scriptures" from her textbook of Christian Science -  they present the spiritual and scientific structure of the Bible as one whole. Within this whole is revealed the overall pattern of  man's way of Life in the Science of being, the spiritual fundamentals of this Science appearing and reappearing as the governing  factors in this living Scriptural story. Through this method the Bible is lifted out of merely historical or religious significance into  a spiritually scientific textbook, illustrating eternal laws operative in every man's experience.   The great spiritual fundamentals symbolized firstly by the days of creation in the opening chapter of Genesis, form the foundation  of this interpretation, in accordance with Mary Baker Eddy's words that "subsequent Bible revelation is coordinate with the  Science of creation recorded in the first chapter of Genesis" (S.&H. 537:22-24). These fundamentals are defined in Christian  Science as Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, Love. Moreover, they operate through a divine infinite calculus, in which  these terms relate to define the eternal revelation of the Logos or Word of God, the translating power of the Christ, and the  demonstration of universal Christianity, all moving in a timeless Science of being.   In this interpretation each day of creation is seen in its spiritual meaning to be the key to each thousand-year period in the Bible,  so bearing out Peter's statement that "one day is with the Lord as a thousand years" (11 Peter 3:8). This is not considered in a  historical sense of "years" or "time", but each period is seen to symbolize man's life experience here and now.   These talks bring a new dimension to the Bible - a platform from which new vistas and further interpretations can unfold, based  on an exact yet boundless spiritual Science. The volumes on this subject are revolutionary in their content, and yet are permeated  with a warmth, a humanity and often a humour, that make them extremely readable and appealing.   These verbatim reports of Talks are available in nine volumes.   TALKS AT OXFORD SUMMER SCHOOLS ON THE SCIENCE OF THE BIBLE  1948, Vol. 1  Hosea and Jeremiah (256p.) 1948, Vol. 2. Matthew and Revelation (253p.) 1949, Vol. 1. Matthew and Mark (260p.) 1949, Vol. 2. Luke and John (273p.) TALKS AT OXFORD SUMMER SCHOOLS ON THE SCIENCE OF THE BIBLE John W. Doorly These talks at John Doorly's Oxford Summer Schools in 1948 and 1949 continue the same overall story of the Bible as given in  his weekly talks on the Old Testament. The 1948 volumes embody profound interpretations of the two prophetic Books, Hosea  and Jeremiah, and also a very clear exposition of the ordered operation of the spiritual idea as it moves through Matthew and  Revelation.   The 1949 volumes on the four Gospels will always remain a landmark as an outstanding interpretation of these books. First, they  arrest attention by showing how each of the four Gospels highlights a different standpoint, in line with the four sides of the city in  Revelation: Matthew is written from the ordered unfolding standpoint of the Word of God, Mark from the dynamic Christ  essence, Luke from the universal spirit of Christianity, and John from the oneness which characterizes Science. Secondly, the four  Gospels are each viewed from the essential nature of the infinite as Life, Truth, and Love; this brings with it a depth of spiritual  understanding and leaves a strong impression of Jesus' unparalleled mission as the living proof of the eternal laws of spiritual  Science - laws available to all in their power, exactness, and demonstration of universal Love.   SUBJECT INDEX TO THE WORKS OF JOHN W. DOORLY  John W. Doorly CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PRACTICE   John W. Doorly   (A verbatim report of talks on this subject) This book is now in its fourth edition. it is a treatise which has met with much appreciation, respect, and love. In fact, many  Christian Science practitioners have found that it has inspired, strengthened and enlarged their whole concept of healing.   John Doorly, after forty-seven years in the practice of Christian Science, gave a week's series of talks on this subject in  London in January 1950. These talks are profusely illustrated from his wide experience in healing, but he realized that a mere  recital of healings is of little use unless the spiritual Principle of the Science which lies behind them is also elucidated. The  first talk, therefore, sets forth one of the clearest explanations of the fundamentals of the divine system which he discerned in  Mary Baker Eddy's discovery. The remaining talks are based on the chapter "Christian Science Practice" in her textbook and  consider it in detail from beginning to end, analyzing spiritually the various facets of healing which it presents.   A unique and basic feature brought out in these talks is the spiritual and scientific structure which lies behind the healing  message of this chapter. It shows that the chapter not only deals with the daily practice of Christian Science - telling the  practitioner and the patient how to uplift consciousness to the healing Truth - but also, on a higher level, that there is a divine  order running throughout, based on the powerful operation of definite aspects of God's nature as Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle,  Life, Truth and Love. It can be seen, for instance, how at the outset the great healing factors of being are impelled by Love  and Mind - Love's healing power calling forth the necessary mental attitudes of patient and practitioner; then the  predominating accent changes to Truth and Mind, showing the essential healing elements of Truth, or the Christ; this is  followed by an emphasis on Life and Soul, where Soul identifies the spiritual elements of the one Life. Finally, "Mental  Treatment Illustrated" is seen to be permeated by the pure nature of Spirit reflecting the operation of infinite Love, Truth, Life.   In line with this interpretation, many instances of Jesus' marvellous healing work are related all through this book, as well as  the copious illustrations from John Doorly's own healing practice.   This is a work which students of Christian Science have felt immensely blessed to have in their possession.   (Also available in German)   The John W. Doorly Trust is at present considering publication of the works of John W. Doorly, CSB, on the Science of the  Bible, his Talks at the Oxford Summer Schools 1948 and 1949, and his Talk on Christian Science Practice in the form of non-  audio text-only CDs. If this is of interest, please register this interest by completing the contact form.   The works of John W. Doorly, CSB are as listed below (click on a title for further information):  This subject Index to the teaching of John Doorly on the fundamentals of Christian Science contained in his thirteen volumes of  Talks on the Bible and his other works, has been compiled by Derek and Joyce Andreae and is a useful aid to the study of the  basic issues of the Science of Christian Science as contained in these Talks.