Vol. MMXVI
May/June 2016
No. 3
New Church Life
A bimonthly magazine devoted to the teachings revealed through
Emanuel Swedenborg, as they relate to life.
207 In this Issue
210 Editorials: The Promise and the Challenge • The Election
214 Letters to the Editors
222 The New Church and the Nicodemus Tension
The Rev. Christopher A. Barber
233 Memorial Day Address – The Rev. Thomas H. Rose
237 Letting Love Be Our Spiritual Clothing – The Rev. Jared J. Buss
243 Memorial Address: The Rev. Douglas McCloud Taylor
The Rev. Walter E. Orthwein
249 Surely We Are Not Swedenborgians! – The Rev. Gerald G. Waters
251 Does the Lord Want You to Join the Church Organization?
The Rev. Kenneth J. Alden
254 Redemption and Reading the Heavenly Doctrines
The Rev. William H. Clifford
260 How Do We Love God? – The Rev. Charles E. (Chuck) Blair
261 Emanuel Swedenborg and the Popol Vuh: The Myth of the Ancient Word
Dylan C. Odhner
269 Classical New Church Journals Find Life in a Digital Age
Marvin B. Clymer
273 Church News
297 Life Lines
311 Announcements
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