Other Online Resources
The following list of websites provide helpful research tools for anyone wanting to better understand the Bible, Swedenborg's Writings, prepare religious instruction for children or find music to accompany a New Church worship service. For those seeking a more precise understanding of the Writings or the inner meaning of the Word, online resources make it easy to find specific passages and learn correspondences.
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Heavenly Doctrines
HeavenlyDoctrines.org makes the Writings fully accessible online, allowing users to search for specific topics, find exact quotations, compare translations, and view the original Latin text. The site is useful for people ranging from Swedenborg scholars to those with a more casual interest in the Writings.
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Kempton Project
The Kempton Project website makes a New Church translation of the Bible available to the public. The New Church version of the Word illuminates the deeper meaning of biblical allegory, using Swedenborg's Writings to reveal hidden truth.
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The Baltimore New Church
The Baltimore New Church website provides an easy way to explore the core teachings of the New Church in their different facets. The site gives links to relevant passages in the Word and the Writings, highlights key sermons on the same topic, and suggests further reading.
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BibleGateway.com
BibleGateway.com enables you to search for Bible passages in over 35 languages with access to 50 different versions.
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New Church Music
The New Church Music website is a fantastic resource for enhancing worship services of any kind. Use an easy topic-search to access liturgy music or pieces by New Church musicians. Download accompaniment files for songs, learn new music, and create songbooks for congregations. Musical contributions to the site are welcomed, especially compositions or altered versions of existing songs. Note: Music copyright laws require a login and password for this site.
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New Church Vineyard
An online magazine promoting spiritual learning for people of all ages. There is a rotating theme for each month which provides direction for religious study. Vineyard also offers resources and materials for home, Sunday school, and classroom learning.