In this week’s segment of Rev. David Fekete’s “Introduction to the Swedenborgian Way of Life”, he explores the Swedenborgian concept of “Uses” – a fundamental of Swedenborg’s theology and lived spirituality. Click below for a PDF version of this week’s message: Week VI: Uses
In this week’s “ODB Throwback”, we are re-publishing the Rev. George Dole’s 2001 sermon “The Lord is Good to All”, delivered at the Church of the New Jerusalem in Bath, Maine. In this message, Dole explores the Swedenborgian understanding of the Divine as unconditionally loving and caring, as opposed to a wrathful or judgmental view …
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Christmas, Ritual, and Repetition Rev. David J. Fekete, Ph.D. One of the things I like about the Christmas season are Christmas songs on the radio. They intone pleasant, special memories from my past. There’s a sublime still about Christmas that is unique to the season. When I hear Christmas songs, I think of the …
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Cory Bradford-Watts is a student at the Center for Swedenborgian Studies at the Graduate Theological Union and Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California, and is currently preparing for ordained Swedenborgian ministry. In “Overthrowing Pharaoh”, an Advent sermon delivered at his current pastoral internship site, the San Francisco Swedenborgian Church, he explores Swedenborg’s esoteric …
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In this week’s post, Rev. David Fekete explores Swedenborg’s teachings about “Faith”, and how they differ from traditional Christianity. Click below for a PDF version of this week’s post: Rev. David Fekete: Week IV – Faith
Rev. Susannah Currie offers her reflections on gratitude as a spiritual practice. Click below for a PDF version of her sermon: Choosing to be Grateful
