Why is Max Kappelers work considered “unauthorized literature” by the Christian Science Church, and why was he excommunicated?
Max Kappeler’s books are on the “unauthorized literature” list for the Christian Science Church due to his independent research and teaching of the Science of Christian Science. Max Kappeler wrote about this topic in his introductory booklet, What is the Science of Being?: “It is on these two books, the Bible and Science and Health, that instruction in the Science of being is based. That is to say, I have based my research and teaching on two books and not on a religion or church-organization called ‘Christian Science.’ I too was once, 40 years ago, a member of the Christian Science church, but not for very long. I was too independent a thinker, and more interested in the research of the Science of Christian Science than a religious organization allows, and was consequently excommunicated. My whole interest was focused on understanding the Christian Science textbook (which nowhere speaks of or demands a material, human church-organization) as Science and not simply as religion” (What i
