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New Church Life

New Church Life is a monthly magazine devoted to the teachings revealed through Emanuel Swedenborg. It is the official journal of the General Church of the New Jerusalem and has been published continuously since 1881. The magazine typically includes:

  • Sermons
  • Doctrinal articles
  • Editorials
  • Book Reviews

Because it has been published for over 100 years, New Church Life is valued by many readers as a resource for study of the doctrinal thought of the church and as a repository of information on the history of the church organization.

Subscribe to New Church Life magazine ($30 per year), to have the magazine mailed to you.

Alternatively, subscribe (for free) to receive email notifications when a new issue is available to read online.

Current Issue

Current Issue

March/April 2012(PDF)

Inside this issue:

  • Editorials: Easter Pilgrims •• Miracles and the Laws of Nature •• A Day to Remember •• A Good Starting Point
  • Letters to the Editors
  • Divine Providence and Human Prudence in the Establishment of the Church — Rt. Rev. George de Charms (An Address from 1957)
  • An Enduring Perspective on New Church Education — E. Bruce Glenn (1948)
  • Ezekiel’s Vision of the Dry Bones: Chancellor’s Report — Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline
  • The Lilies of the Field — A Sermon by Rev. Walter E. Orthwein
  • Eldergarten 2012: The State of the Church and the Academy — Rt. Rev. Thomas L. Kline
  • Summary of Presentations by the Rt. Rev. Alfred Acton, the Rev. Prescott A. Rogers and Dr. Sylvia Montgomery Shaw — Compiled by Bruce M. Henderson
  • Banquet Address: Between Dream and Destiny, New Church Exceptionalism and American Exceptionalism — Bruce M. Henderson
  • The Human Soul and the Computer — Thomas R. Cooper
  • Introducing Our Ministers: Rev. Scott I. Frazier
  • Bring All Your Firepans — Charter Day Cathedral Address by Rev. Scott I. Frazier
  • MARS: A Platform for Church Growth — Dr. Jane Williams-Hogan
  • A Taste for Sweetness — Alanna Rose
  • Pillars of Our Institutions: People Making a Difference — Judith A. Lopacki
  • In Defense of Man — Fran Raymond
  • Book Reviews
  • Church News
  • Life Lines