A written anthology garnered from talks given by teachers from Bryn Athyn College and the Secondary Schools of the Academy as the Bruce Glenn Memorial Series. Continuing in Prof. Glenn's tradition, the speakers explore topics from art and literature to mathematics and science from a New Church perspective. | The Purpose of New Church Education
The main purpose of New Church education is to help students learn, love, and live the teachings of the Lord God Jesus Christ as revealed in the Old and New Testaments and the Heavenly Doctrines of the New Jerusalem. New Church education provides for the spiritual development of each student, focusing on the essential areas described in the Ten Religious Goals of New Church Education.
This way of learning has far-reaching effects, preparing students for a life of purpose and meaning in this world and laying the foundations for a heavenly life in the next world. Educating children in the light of the Lord's Word has been seen as an important church use since believers in the Heavenly Doctrines first began to organize themselves into groups. The story of this work is covered in A Brief History of New Church Education.
For more about the New Church philosophy of education, we invite you to explore these pages.