Vol. CXXXIII
September-October 2013
No. 5
New Church Life
A bimonthly magazine devoted to the teachings revealed through
Emanuel Swedenborg, as they relate to life.
439 In this Issue
441 A Message and News from the Bishop’s Office –
The Rt. Rev. Brian W. Keith
445 Editorials: New Church Virtues: Reverence • Holy Ignorance • Why the
Academy Has Received Such Support • The Life of Choice
453 Letter to the Editors
455 Follow Me – A Sermon by the Rev. James H. (Jay) Barry
460 Gender and the Priesthood of the New Church in the 21st Century –
A Paper by the Rev. N. Bruce Rogers
479 Innocence in Children and Adults – A Worship Talk by the
Rev. Solomon J. Keal
481 ‘Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve’ – Last of a three-part series by
the Rev. Grant H. Odhner
488 One Nation Under God – Independence Day Address by
Peter H. Boericke
494 ‘We Hold These Truths’: Our Country’s Religious Roots – Review of a
Booklet by the Rev. Robert S. Jungé
497 Leaving – An Address to Bryn Athyn College Graduates –
Allen J. Bedford, PhD
501 ‘Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do’ –
The Rev. J. Clark Echols
504 The Way Things Seem – The Rev. Frederick C. Elphick
506 Church News
519 Life Lines
526 Announcements