[Magdalen] Unexpected Pleasure.

H Angus hangus at ctcn.net
Wed Mar 4 05:04:31 UTC 2015


Urbana College (sometimes University). It's now been sold to Franklin University, which has quite a few branches around the midwest. I've taught at Urbana College on and off as an adjunct.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 10:28:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Unexpected Pleasure.

What college is that, Heather?

On Tuesday, March 3, 2015, H Angus <hangus at ctcn.net> wrote:

> There's a Swedenborgian Church in my town, and the college here was
> founded by the Swedenborgians. The library has quite a collection of S's
> works. My sister told me she once decided to get out a book on what S's
> believe, and they directed her to a 20 volume set of books. She didn't
> tackle them, and I haven't either. I know one thing is they call their
> church The Church of the New Jerusalem, and they believe that the Second
> Coming took place in (I believe) 1644.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> To: Cantor03 at aol.com <javascript:;>, magdalen at herberthouse.org
> <javascript:;>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 8:18:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Unexpected Pleasure.
>
> I had a friend who I met at UW Summer Music Clinic who went to the New
> Church Academy in Bryn Athyn. I've always been curious about the
> Swedenborgians since I met Marcia, but I have never quite been able to make
> head or tail of what they believe.
>
> On Tuesday, March 3, 2015, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 3/3/2015 4:31:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > jhandsfield at att.net <javascript:;> <javascript:;> writes:
> >
> > Nah,  Jonathan Chapman was a Swedenborgian.>>>
> >
> > They have a wonderful complex in Bryn Athryn, a Philadelphia suburb.
> > It's interesting to see a grand collegiate gothic building ending  with
> > a sanctuary enshrining a large bible.
> >
> >
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryn_Athyn_Cathedral
> >
> >
> > David Strang.
> >
> >
> >
>
>



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