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Dr. Rebecca Esterson Named Next Dean of the Center for Swedenborgian Studies

Written by Jane Siebert The Board of Trustees of the Center for Swedenborgian Studies, (CSS) the Corporation of the New Church Theological School, is delighted and honored to announce the selection of our new dean, Dr. Rebecca Esterson, starting July 1, 2022.Rev. Dr. James Lawrence is retiring after twenty-one years as dean and will become […]

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Not In My Name!

From the Social Justice Committee Written by Robert McCluskey I first learned of Christian nationalism in 1984, when I joined the Religious Liberty Committee of the National Council of Churches. The specific issue was “Christian Identity,” a new militia movement at the time. Its strange, underlying tenet was that White people, not Jews, are the

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Accepting the Call: Translating True Christian Religion for Korean Swedenborgians

Written by Junchol Lee Translating Swedenborg’s True Christian Religion into Korean has been a personal, but important, journey for me—twenty-seven years in the making. Though I didn’t set pen to proverbial paper until 2019, the project actually began in 1994 when I took my very first Latin class at Bryn Athyn College. At the time,

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Teen Storage

Written by BJ Neuenfeldt and Ivy Little What an odd name! Very hard to store your typical teen… so how did this name evolve? Detroit Storage EvolutionIn the early 70s, the Church of the Holy City in Detroit decided to sell their church building. The intent was to purchase a new location with the proceeds

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The Little Church That Could

Written by Carla Friedrich The New Church of the Southwest Desert (NCSWD) often refers to itself as “the little church that could.” NCSWD has faced many challenges over the years, perhaps not so different than other churches that: began without a minister, had dwindling congregations through attrition, single-digit plate offerings for weeks on end, untimely

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