new church life: september/october 2014
previous NewSearch work. Now, we’ve worked through the process of using
more links that the Kempton Project has added in its work, and also parsing
and using the painstaking work done by the late Rev. Jan Weiss, and his son,
Walter, for earlier use in the GrandMan Search software.
“In some translations – the ones that GrandMan used – we now have
internal links right in the text where they occur. For other translations, we
have them at the sub-paragraph level, which is still close enough to make
studying easy.
“We hope you will like it. It’s one more step in building this core set of
data for the New Christian Church, and for people who are interested in the
Swedenborgian perspective.”
new book on regeneration
The Swedenborg Foundation has published Regeneration:
Spiritual Growth and How it Works, combining the work
of translators, the Rev. Dr. Jonathan S. Rose, Lisa Hyatt
Cooper and the Rev. Dr. George F. Dole.
A press release from the Foundation states: “In this book
Swedenborg reveals that we are born with selfish impulses
and desires, and while we may learn to act ethically, we don’t
start growing as spiritual people until we transform our
emotional side. First we decide to be more loving; then we consciously choose
to act for the good of others. These external thoughts and actions gradually
open us to a higher love, one that transforms our desires and ultimately our
fundamental being – a process Swedenborg calls ‘regeneration.’”
In an Introduction, Lee van Laer, PhD, poetry editor for Parabola
magazine, “exhibits how Swedenborg’s approach harmonizes with modern
thinkers such as G. I. Gurdjieff. This book provides an approach to spiritual
growth that is relevant to all faith traditions.”
The book is available through the Swedenborg Foundation, www.
swedenborg.org, and the Cathedral Book Center in Bryn Athyn, www.
newchurchbooks.com.
changes in advancement
Early in the summer Kaye Jungé Lermitte retired after many active and
successful roles in the Development Office – now the Office of Advancement.
Judy Lopacki departed when the office staffing was reorganized. Both were
praised for their dedication, professionalism and the wonderful spirit they
brought to serving the General Church, the Academy Secondary Schools and
Bryn Athyn College.
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