A-6I: Syllabus I (CD-mp3)

Max Kappeler, A Study Aid for the Science of Christian Science

SYNOPSIS: Syllabus I is the first in a series of five study programs on the fundamentals of the divine system of reference. This class focuses on the 7 synonyms for God: Mind, Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, Love (see S&H 465:10). The 7 synonyms for God are the basis for a new spiritual language—the language of Spirit, God. We need to culture a new structure of consciousness—a divine consciousness—to "speak" this language of Spirit, and to understand the deep-structure language of the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. This program, used in conjunction with References in the booklets Compendium for the Study of Christian Science, provides the most in-depth study of the 7 synonyms.

A-6Ia, The Rules for Studying the 7 Synonymous Terms for God in Science and Health, explains the 13 scientific rules and methods that John W. Doorly and Max Kappeler used for ascertaining the specific ideas that uniquely characterize each of the 7 synonymous terms for God as found in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. For example, to answer the question "How is a synonym characterized in a sentence in the Textbook?," we must always name a characteristic of the synonym itself. For instance, in S&H 143:26 we find, "Mind is the grand creator." Here Mind is characterized as the creator. It conveys something about the nature of the synonym itself, and not our attitude toward, or personal thoughts about, a synonym.

CONTENTS:
In this class, we learn how the specific ideas (qualities) that characterize each of the 7 synonyms are derived from Science and Health, and how, for example, the ideas of Mind intra-relate and create the great "tone" of Mind. The same is true of Spirit, Soul, Principle, Life, Truth, and Love. The goal of this class is to culture our consciousness in the "tonality" of each of the 7 synonyms. This is done by the method of: