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By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence Swedenborg declared a New Age was at hand—one connected to a new communication system between the natural and spiritual worlds. Communicating about the novel opening of the spiritual realm was aided by the innovative publishing technology called the Gutenberg printing press. Mass and fast communication had become widespread, and Swedenborg […]
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The Social Justice Committee of the Swedenborgian Church of North America is excited to announce the second event in it’s 2026 Speaker Series on social justice issues: Queer Ecology: Exploring LGBTQ+ Identities And Environmental Advocacy led by Parker McMullen Bushman on Wednesday May 6, 2026, 7–8:30 PM ET on Zoom. Parker McMullen Bushman of Ecoinclusive
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By Rev. Susannah Currie In the October 27, 2025, issue of the New Yorker magazine, in Adam Kirsch’s article about the book, “Kant, A Revolution in Thinking,” (Harvard), by Marcus Willaschek, translated by Peter Lewis, the first four paragraphs are devoted to outlining Emanuel Swedenborg’s life and writing. Swedenborg and Kant were contemporaries in the
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By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence It is good to routinely make a pilgrimage to sacred beginnings, and a case can be made that our shrine city is Boston. That is where the Swedenborgian movement originally congealed in a fulsome way in America, and it still boasts more Swedenborgian churches in the greater Boston area than
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By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence and Rev. Robert McCluskey The first round of grant applications was accomplished by the trustees of the New York New Church Legacy Fund with the guidance of PENN Creative Strategy, a New York consulting group that specializes in strategy and planning. The trustees are led by Rev. Robert McCluskey, who
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The Helen Keller Spiritual Life Collaborative is thrilled to announce a number of Be Love, all adult, retreats happening this spring in the Midwest and on the East Coast with the theme: Kindling Our Light in the Darkness. In the midst of the challenging times we live in, there is so much light! These retreat
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Bronwen Mayer Henry Named Keynote Speaker Bronwen Mayer Henry is an educator, nonprofit leader, author, and contemplative painter whose work lives at the intersection of creativity, compassion, and spiritual formation. She helps individuals and communities cultivate the skills, courage, and self-awareness needed to build more compassionate selves and communities, and a more understanding world. For
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