Why is Christian Science in our name?
Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that.
The Church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908, we’ve aimed “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind,” as our founder, Mary Baker Eddy, put it.
Here, you’ll find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences – a news organization that takes seriously its mission to uplift the world by seeking solutions and finding reasons for credible hope.
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Changing how we see the world
Mark Sappenfield
Our stories today about the future of the Middle East, Ivy League presidents, and elections in Brazil have absolutely nothing to do with one another. But when I finished reading them, I couldn’t help but feel my view of the world shift in some important way.
The stories are at turns bracing, honest, and hopeful. But each is fundamentally constructive, looking directly into difficulty or darkness and seeking some wisdom or humanity.
Sometimes, journalism changes the world. Sometimes, it just changes how we think about it. Sometimes, one can be the beginning of the other.
