New Church

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Christian religious movement denomination within Christianity

The New Church is a Christian religious movement based on the theological writings and spiritual visions of Emanuel Swedenborg, emphasizing inner spiritual meaning in Scripture and a rational understanding of faith.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Swedenborgian Church of North America	4
New Church (Swedenborgian)	2
Swedenborgian Church	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian religious movement ⓘ denomination within Christianity ⓘ
accepts	Bible as Word of God ⓘ
basedOn	spiritual visions of Emanuel Swedenborg ⓘ theological writings of Emanuel Swedenborg ⓘ
considersItself	restoration of true Christianity ⓘ
emphasizes	correspondences between natural and spiritual realities ⓘ inner spiritual meaning of Scripture ⓘ rational understanding of faith ⓘ
foundedOnTeachingsOf	Emanuel Swedenborg NERFINISHED ⓘ
givesSpecialStatusTo	Book of Revelation NERFINISHED ⓘ New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ
governanceFormIncludes	episcopal elements in some branches ⓘ synodical structures in some branches ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Church of the New Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedenborgian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasBranch	General Church of the New Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ General Convention of the New Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedenborgian Church of North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCommunityIn	Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Lutheran background of Emanuel Swedenborg ⓘ
languageOfEarlyWritings	Latin ⓘ
liturgicalPracticeIncludes	Holy Supper (communion) NERFINISHED ⓘ baptism ⓘ marriage ceremonies ⓘ
originatedInCentury	18th century ⓘ
originatedInRegion	Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
rejects	doctrine of faith alone without works ⓘ
stresses	ethical living as expression of faith ⓘ regeneration as a lifelong spiritual process ⓘ
teaches	God is one in person and essence ⓘ Jesus Christ is the one God incarnate NERFINISHED ⓘ Scripture has an inner spiritual sense beyond the literal meaning ⓘ faith and charity must be joined in life ⓘ heaven and hell are states of life and community ⓘ human beings have spiritual freedom ⓘ life after death in spiritual worlds ⓘ marriage can continue in heaven as conjugial love ⓘ
theologyCharacterizedAs	Christian NERFINISHED ⓘ non‑Trinitarian in the traditional sense ⓘ
uses	writings of Emanuel Swedenborg as doctrinal authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
viewsEmanuelSwedenborgAs	revelator ⓘ theologian ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California → denomination → New Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Wayfarers Chapel

this entity surface form: Swedenborgian Church

Wayfarers Chapel → denomination → New Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swedenborgian Church of North America

Swedenborgianism → hasDenomination → New Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swedenborgian Church of North America

Emanuel Swedenborg → influenced → New Church ⓘ

Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California → ownedBy → New Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Wayfarers Chapel

this entity surface form: Swedenborgian Church

Wayfarers Chapel → ownedBy → New Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swedenborgian Church of North America

Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, California → religiousAffiliation → New Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Wayfarers Chapel

this entity surface form: Swedenborgian Church of North America

Wayfarers Chapel → religiousAffiliation → New Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Church (Swedenborgian)

My Religion → religiousTradition → New Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: New Church (Swedenborgian)