General Convention of the New Jerusalem

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The General Convention of the New Jerusalem is a Swedenborgian Christian denomination that organizes churches and adherents who follow the theological writings of Emanuel Swedenborg.

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General Convention of the New Jerusalem canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination
Swedenborgian denomination
religious organization
classification small Christian denomination
coreText the Bible NERFINISHED
writings of Emanuel Swedenborg NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
denominationalFamily New Church NERFINISHED
doctrineCharacteristic belief in the Second Coming as a spiritual event
belief in the spiritual world and afterlife as described by Swedenborg
emphasis on correspondences in Scripture
emphasis on life according to the commandments
rejection of traditional Trinitarian persons in favor of a one-person God in Jesus Christ
ecclesiology emphasis on the church as a spiritual body
eschatology New Jerusalem represents a new spiritual era
follows theological writings of Emanuel Swedenborg NERFINISHED
followsTeachingsOf Emanuel Swedenborg NERFINISHED
governanceType congregational elements
representative convention
hasAlternativeName General Convention of the Church of the New Jerusalem NERFINISHED
Swedenborgian Church NERFINISHED
hasClergy ordained ministers
hasCommunity member congregations
hasEducationalActivity religious education programs
hasLayParticipation strong lay involvement in church governance
hasMission promote Swedenborgian theology
support local Swedenborgian congregations
hasPublicationActivity publishes Swedenborgian literature
hasSacrament Holy Supper NERFINISHED
baptism
hasTheologicalEducation training for Swedenborgian ministry
languageOfWorship English
mainRegion North America NERFINISHED
namedAfter New Jerusalem NERFINISHED
organizes Swedenborgian adherents
Swedenborgian churches NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
theologicalOrientation Swedenborgianism
theologicalPosition accepts Swedenborg’s writings as authoritative for doctrine
non-creedal in the traditional Protestant sense
viewOfAfterlife heaven and hell as spiritual states
viewOfFaithAndCharity faith and charity must be joined in life
viewOfGod one God in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ
viewOfSalvation salvation through a life of charity and faith
viewsOnScripture Scripture has an inner spiritual sense
worshipStyle Protestant-influenced worship
liturgical elements

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Swedenborgianism hasDenomination General Convention of the New Jerusalem