Lending library catalogue, Swedenborg Centre (Roseville)
Items marked as reference may only be studied at the Centre due to their age, rarity, frequent use, or expense
Free lecture transcripts, booklets & articles
These materials are free for you to enjoy and are listed below in this order:
- NEW - Spiritual Journey six part booklet series (suggest doing one per month)
- Pamphlets introducing the main works of Swedenborg
- Brochures about Swedenborgian themes
- Brochures introducing practices and guidance to spiritual growth
- Digital books and booklets on Swedenborg-related themes from various authors
- Transcripts of YouTube clips
- The Swedenborg Program radio scripts of Ian Arnold
Spiritual Journey 6 part series introducing Swedenborg spiritual teachings
- NEW - Spiritual Journey six part booklet series and overview (suggest doing one per month)
Pamphlets introducing the main works of Swedenborg
Brochures about Swedenborgian themes
Brochures introducing practices and guidance to spiritual growth
Digital books and booklets on Swedenborg-related themes from various authors
Transcripts of YouTube clips
The Swedenborg Program radio scripts of Ian Arnold
To check the list of radio scripts, you can
click here for a list by topic,
or click here for a list of articles.
Rev Doug Taylor, during his pastorate at the Hurstville Society of the New Church, emphasized outreach through radio broadcasting, with his interest in mass media dating back to a TV appearance in 1961. He produced his first weekly Australian 15 minute radio programs in 1966, and a second series ran from 1968 until 1974. To listen to some of these early broadcasts, visit here. By the time Doug left Sydney he had delivered 323 broadcasts based on 150 scripts, which led to the establishment of study groups. Funding for these broadcasts was at first from Bryn Athyn but later funds came from a legacy from Dr William Moore, which supported the promotion of the New Church teachings. After Rev Taylor’s departure, Rev Bernard Willmott and later Rev Ian Arnold continued the radio outreach, with Ian producing more than 130 broadcasts on Sydney radio station 2KY. This program, reaching an estimated 10,000 listeners, eventually shifted to 2SER in 1981. Ian, along with Neville Jarvis, co-presented the program into the 1980s. The surviving scripts are available below. Ian Arnold also served as Principal of The New Church College in Manchester, Britain, and Principal of the Australian New Church College until 2009, and as Pastor to the Brisbane Society of the New Church from 2002 until his retirement. We hope you enjoy the material below.
Recent new additions of digitised talks, booklets and leaflets
Look for the word “NEW” before titles on the above lists.