Grant Schnarr’s newest book, a supernatural memoir Ghost Brother Angel was featured on the Book Club on Patheos.com. Check out the link to read an excerpt, view two video interviews with the author, and read what the bloggers had to say!
Ray Silverman’s newest book is also currently featured on the Book Club on Patheos.com. The Core of Johnny Appleseed page features an excerpt, a video interview with Ray and a Q&A session. Check it out!
The 162nd Annual Meeting of the Swedenborg Foundation was held at Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania on May 18, 2012. The business meeting began at 7:00 pm, and was followed by the performance of “Moods in Emanuel Swedenborg’s Theological Works: A Musico-Verbal Exploration.”
Translator Jonathan Rose read portions from the new translations and violinists Annalisa and Greg Synnestvedt responded with music.
The performance was followed by a dessert reception.
Check out some photos from the event! Click to enlarge.
Getting Into Heaven–and Out Again
Go Online With Andrea to discuss the new Swedenborg Press title: Getting Into Heaven–and Out Again. Join author Albrecht Gralle, translator Friederike Gralle, and illustrator Sally Blakemore as they speak with Andrea R. Garrison on Monday, June 4, 2012 at 4:30pm Eastern. Listen Live or Listen to the Archive via the same link. Online With Andrea is also available on iTunes.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onlinewithandrea/2012/06/04/getting-into-heaven-and-out-again
12 Miracles of Spiritual Growth
On Monday, June 18th from 7:30pm – 9:30pm Eastern, Author E. Kent Rogers goes Online With Andrea to talk about his new book 12 Miracles of Spiritual Growth: A Path of Healing from the Gospels. Listen live or listen to the archive via the same link. Hosted by Andrea R. Garrison.
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onlinewithandrea/2012/06/18/12-miracles-of-spiritual-growth
Getting into Heaven—and Out Again
Albrecht Gralle
Illustrations by Sally Blakemore
Packaged set of six signed illustrations from the book
Getting into Heaven—and Out Again
$55 plus $5.50 shipping
8 x 10 inch Canon prints on archival paper
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Library Journal Review of Getting into Heaven—and Out Again
Swedenborgianism-the General Convention of the New Church-has never been a large religious movement but has made its impact felt via the lives of such notables as Helen Keller and Henry James Sr. (father of the novelist Henry James and the philosopher William James). The movement’s founder, Emanuel Swedenborg, had a mystical journey through heaven and hell, which he recorded in the 18th century; this amusing little book is a kind of revisitation of those ideas and experiences for a contemporary readership. The life of the angels (a quite real experience) is available to all of God’s children, as is the life of the devils if they choose it. VERDICT A brief and winning introduction to a noted Christian sect’s doctrines of the afterlife; essential for Swedenborgians and recommended for other individual seekers as well.—Library Journal, May 1, 2012
Check out our interview with author Albrecht Gralle.
The episode of the PBS Program, “Finding Your Roots” which originally aired this past Sunday, April 22, 2012 touched on Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Swedenborgian connection.
Watch the preview here for a clip featuring the Bryn Athyn Cathedral.
Watch the complete episode here online.
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A Heavenly Gathering for the Annual Meeting of the Swedenborg Foundation at Glencairn Museum
West Chester, PA, April 19, 2012 – An evening of spiritual readings and celestial music awaits those who attend the Swedenborg Foundation’s 162nd Annual Meeting on Friday evening, May 18, 2012, at Glencairn Museum (1001 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, PA). All are invited—members as well as the general public—and there is no charge.
Titled “Moods in Emanuel Swedenborg’s Theological Works: A Musico-Verbal Exploration,” the performance will take a light-hearted look at some passages from the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg and will debunk the idea that his work is uniform or monotonous. In fact, the original Latin conveys a wide variety of moods. The evening will feature translator Jonathan Rose reading portions from the new translations, while violinists Annalisa and Greg Synnestvedt reflect the moods portrayed in the passages through musical interludes. It promises to be an evening full of expressive and inspirational thoughts interpreted through a musical lens in a magnificent setting.
After a short business meeting of the nonprofit foundation at 7:00 p.m., the performance will begin at 8:00. Guests attending the performance only will be seated after 7:30 p.m. and are invited to stay for a dessert reception after the concert where they can meet members of the board, the performers, and staff.
The Foundation will feature a display of recent publications and membership information, including the 2011 annual report outlining the activities and publications of the Foundation.
For further information about the event, the Foundation, or Glencairn Museum, please go to: www.swedenborg.com or www.glencairnmuseum.org or contact Carol Urbanc at the Foundation: marketing@swedenborg.com.
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Two of the First Place Winners, Matthew Connolly and Karl Boericke (center) with David Frazier and Joanna Hill (far left and far right)
The Award Ceremony for the 2012 Bridge Book Awards took place on April 5, 2012 at Cairnwood Estate in Bryn Athyn. After a wine, cheese and dessert reception, participants and guests settled in to honor the three first place winners.
Erica Goldblatt Hyatt for “A Primer in Swedenborgian Psychology.”
Karl J. Boericke for “Probing the Deep.”
Matthew D. Connolly for “Swedenborg’s Republic: Spiritual Emancipation and Democracy in the United States.”
The three first place winners received a certificate as well as a cash prize, and their book proposals will be considered for review for publication by the Swedenborg Foundation editorial board.
The Third Annual Bridge Book Awards will open for entries on November 1st, 2012, and closes in February 2013. More information to come on this blog, or www.swedenborg.com.
Resubmissions of entries from previous years are allowed and encouraged!
Enjoy the photos below of the highlights of the evening, including musical interludes from harpist Gillian Grassie.
Another interview with author E. Kent Rogers in Publishers Weekly, Religion Bookline about his new book, 12 Miracles of Spiritual Growth: Paths of Healing from the Gospels.
Also a starred review for 12 Miracles of Spiritual Growth:
12 Miracles of Spiritual Growth: A Path of Healing from the Gospels
E. Kent Rogers. Swedenborg Foundation (Chicago Distribution Center, dist.),$15.95 trade paper (234p) ISBN 978-0-87785-343-5
It is a common conceit among theologians that biblical miracles, inasmuch as they diverge from natural law, are invented and imagined stories aimed toward building up the faithful. Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), Swedish philosopher and theologian, devised a system of thought that easily accommodated the miraculous, explaining and enlarging upon the scriptural accounts in a deeply personal and profoundly meaningful way. Rogers, a graduate of Bryn Athyn College (a Swedenborgian institution) and founder of Loving Arms Mission, has set out to translate into contemporary metaphor the way Swedenborg’s understandings of the inner meaning of scripture can transform the miracle stories into powerful lessons for today’s spiritual seekers. Categorizing into several areas, such as “Healing from Lack of Forgiveness” and “Healing from Doubt,” the author lays out a thoughtful path toward self-healing, guiding the reader toward wholeness. In a day when books on personal growth and remediation fill bookstore shelves, this marvelous volume can fill a need for a truly spiritual and solidly biblical approach to personal growth.
(May 2012, Publishers Weekly)
Join us on April 5, 2012 at 7:00 pm at Cairnwood Estate in Bryn Athyn for an evening of dessert, socializing and awards!
With musical selections from harpist Gillian Grassie and a reading by Chara Cooper Daum, from a 2011 Bridge Book Winner, 12 Miracles of Spiritual Growth by E. Kent Rogers. This book will also be on sale at the event, if you wish to purchase a copy.
Read an interview with E. Kent Rogers on the blog!
Contact Alexia Cole at pubasst at swedenborg.com with questions.
Hope to see you there!