The cross and the crown : the history of Christian Science / Norman Beasley.

Includes index

Cont.: Cont.: 1. A woman starts alone, on a great search -- 2. "That woman of Lynn" -- 3. The first edition of Science and Health -- 4. They felt the threat of her presence -- 5. Pursuing a lie with eagerness -- 6. She held her ground by advancing -- 7. Not with trumpets -- 8. Keeper of the gate -- 9. Preparation for leadership -- 10. Rebellion -- 11. A decision of great importance -- 12. A story of prayer -- 13. "Who owns God's temple?" -- 14. According to the promise -- 15. Pleasant view -- 16. "Acknowledged as law by law" -- 17. An unexplained call -- 18. Christian science abroad -- 19. "And what singing it was!" -- 20. "Gross deception at Pleasant View" -- 21. A conspiracy collapses -- 22. The peace of her years -- 23. The things that bound them -- 24. The woman the clergy derided.