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12 Gates study
the great war: what is man?
8
NOV
Tune into our November 8 12 Gates Swedenborg Study with Dell Rose, who will discuss the concept of grace at 3:30 PM central.
29 Oct
On Thursday, Oct. 29, in episode 3, What is Man? Dell Rose will discuss the person, renegotiated as an individual and as a unit of society, as the War ravaged older social and political bonds. 
Over four evenings, via Zoom, we will trace the Great War as an intellectual and moral reckoning: how war ceased to be an instrument of policy and became a rite of national self-discovery, what it revealed when the lid came off, and why the habits of mind it left behind still shape how we argue, believe and belong a century later. 6 PM central; on Oct. 15, Oct. 22, Oct. 29, Nov. 5.
Divine Love & Wisdom
Dell Rose
Dell Rose
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Note: The 12 Gates Study previously scheduled for Oct. 25 has been moved to Nov. 8 due to Dell's travel home from Asia on the 25th.
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On Tuesdays, beginning November 10 in person at 2 PM at Newberry Library:

Till the Gods Speak Again: Folklore, Esotericism, and Romantic Nationalism in 19C Europe with Dell Rose.



See Newberry.org to register. $255 for this 5-session program.

See more on Till the Gods Speak Again at Newberry.org
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    FRIDAY & SATURDAY, NOV. 13–14, 9 AM – 4:30 PM
    GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE SWEDENBORGIAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA BOARD MEETING
    THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY NOV. 13 FOR A PRIVATE MEETING OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF THE SWEDENBORGIAN CHURCH OF NO. AMERICA
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    WILLIAM BRUCE LECTURE SERIES, NYCWednesday, November 4, 6 PM Easternat Riverside Church, NYC
    Dr. Susan Palmer
    Children and new religious movements
    DRAWING ON FIELD RESEARCH, DR. PALMER WILL DISCUSS HOW NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS UNDERSTAND CHILDHOOD, AND WHAT THOSE UNDERSTANDINGS MEAN FOR THE CHILDREN GROWING UP WITHIN THEM. SUSAN PALMER IS A CANADIAN SOCIOLOGIST OF RELIGION WHOSE PRIMARY RESEARCH FOCUS IS NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS. SHE IS AN AFFILIATE PROFESSOR AT CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IN MONTREAL. 
    THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY THE NEW YORK NEW CHURCH LEGACY FUND AND THE SWEDENBORG LIBRARY CHICAGO.
    RESERVE SEATS
  • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 6 PM CENTRAL
    ZOOM: SWEDENBORG AND POLITICS: ON THE COMMUNITY,
    WITH DELL ROSE
    SWEDENBORG'S TEACHINGS HAVE GREAT IMPORTANCE FOR THE POLITICAL IMAGINATION. THIS TALK WILL DISCUSS SWEDENBORG AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 19C POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, ESPECIALLY THAT OF THE VICTORIAN THINKER T.H.GREEN (1836–1882.)
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Calendar

The library is regularly open from 1:00 PM–5:00 PM on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, and by appointment. For details on events, click on the “Events” tab at the top of the page.
Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
October 18

October 21Library open 1-5 PM
October 22Part 2: Zoom 6 PM: Long Shadow of WWI with Dell Rose
October 23Library open 1-5 PM
October 25

October 26Library open 1-5 PM
7 PM: Illinois Assoc. Exec Co Zoom mtg.
October 27Part 3: Zoom 6 PM: Long Shadow of WWI with Dell Rose
October 28Library open 1-5 PM
November 1

November 4Wm Bruce lecture series in NYC:6 pm Eastern:Dr. Susan Palmer: Children & New Religious Movements; Riverside Church, NY, NY ____________________Library open 1-5 PM
November 5Part 4: Zoom 6 PM: Long Shadow of WWI with Dell Rose
November 6 Library open 1-5 PM
November 8 Zoom 12 Gates Study, 3:30 PM

November 10@Newberry Library:Part 1: Folklore, Esotericism, and Romantic Nationalism in 19C Europe, with Dell Rose, 2 PM
November 11 Library open 1-5 PM
November 126 PM CST: Zoom: Swedenborg & Politics: On the Community with Dell Rose
November 13 Library closed for denominational council meeting. Noon: Illinois Assoc. Meeting
November 15
November 17@Newberry Library: Part 2: Folklore, Esotericism, and Romantic Nationalism in 19C Europe, with Dell Rose, 2 PM
November 18Library open 1-5 PM
November 19
November 20Library open 1-5 PM
November 22
November 24@Newberry Library: Part 3: Folklore, Esotericism, and Romantic Nationalism in 19C Europe, with Dell Rose, 2 PM
November 25Library open 1-5 PM
November 26THANKSGIVING
November 27Library closed, Thanksgiving holiday
November 29
Zoom: worship gathering 3 PM
Zoom 12 Gates Study, 3:30 PM
November 30@Newberry Library: Part 4: Folklore, Esotericism, and Romantic Nationalism in 19C Europe, with Dell Rose, 2 PM
December 1
December 2
December 3
The Chicago Society of the New Jerusalem meets in the Swedenborg Library at 77 W. Washington St., Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60602. For upcoming dates, see the Library calendar at www.https://swedlib.org/events/

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