Between the late 1800s and early 1900s -- an era when women in the United States and elsewhere did not yet have legal permission to vote never mind preach at pulpits or head churches -- one woman, Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, created an entirely new, worldwide denomination devoted to reviving the lost art of spiritual healing as originally practiced by Christ Jesus. Named Christian Science, this was and is both a religious institution and a personal, metaphysical method of healing still in practice today, though as with most organizations and methods of alternative health care, its growth has not been without controversy and attack. In and out of favor with the medical establishment, its own practitioners, other Christian churches, and the LGBT community, SPIRITUAL HEALING PAST & PRESENT alternates between historical fact and fiction as well as contemporary perspectives, offering a multi-faceted look at just what it takes for individuals committed to natural health and wholeness to thrive.