new church life: march/april 2017
John S Haller Jr. takes us from the mid-19th century worlds of Henry James
Sr., Ralph Waldo Emerson and Charles Fourier through to the 1960s era of
counterculture that D. T. Suzuki helped shape and in which he saw out his life.
“Each chapter can be read as a self-contained essay: biographical and
critical appraisals (and reappraisals) in which the subjects are linked together
by their use of Swedenborg, their interest in Oriental beliefs and their desire
for the betterment of society.”
Essays include: Henry James Sr., Ralph Waldo Emerson, Charles Fourier,
Albert Brisbane, Thomas Lake Harris, J.J.G. Wilkinson, James Tyler Kent,
Charles Bonney, the World’s Parliament of Religions, Paul Carus, Herman
Vetterling, Ralph Waldo Trine and D.T. Suzuki.
John Haller is emeritus professor of History and Medical Humanities at
Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has written on subjects ranging
from the history of race and sexuality to medicine, pharmacy and spirituality.
His most recent books include: The History of American Homeopathy;
Swedenborg, Mesmer and the Mind-Body Complex; and Shadow Medicine.
Devin Zuber says of the book: “Distant in time as these voices from
the 19th and early 20th century might be . . . their words captured by Haller
continue to reverberate very much with our present.”
convention for convention
It's been 200 years since a number of members of the New Church from
different parts of the United States met together in the New Jerusalem Temple
in the City of Philadelphia. This was the first convention of the receivers of the
doctrines of the New Jerusalem Church, when we were all one.
Now there is the opportunity to celebrate the bicentennial of this
momentous occasion. The General Convention is gathering at West Chester
University, just outside Philadelphia, July 8-12, 2017 for their annual
convention. Please join us!
A special day is planned for Sunday, July 9, at the Asplundh Theater
with worship, nationally known speaker Diana Butler Bass, and an evening
barbecue. On July 8 there will be visits to the Bryn Athyn Cathedral, Glencairn
Museum and the Lord’s New Church.
For more information check the site at http://tinyurl.com/Swedenborg2017
where you can find links for registration, check out the Facebook page, or call
617-969-4240.
general church education administrators retreat
Rt. Rev. Peter M. Buss Jr.
Assistant to the Bishop
General Church Education hosted a successful Education Leadership
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