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  • Swedenborg Library Chicago
    Welcome to the Swedenborg Library Chicago
    The seven angels representing early Christian communities in “The Book of Revelation”: Thyatira, Sardis, Pergamos, Smyrna, Ephesus, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.
    We offer a range of events for members and for the public. Our circulating book and media collection offers a range of content on spiritual topics, including the works of the 18C Swedish scientist and mystic Emanuel Swedenborg. 
    The Library is open most Wednesday & Friday afternoons from 1–5 PM CST and by appointment. 77 W. Washington St. Suite 1700 Chicago, IL 60602312.346.7003
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    See Our Upcoming Programs and Calendar
  • Videos of Past Speakers
    Find Videos of Past Speakers
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    Videos for Spanish Speakers
  • Borrow from Our Collection of Spiritual Topic Materials
    Borrow from Our Collection of Spiritual Topic Materials

Upcoming Events

overreaching
ZooM: thursday, october 29,
6 pm central: tHE GREAT WAR: CONFLICT AND THE SOUL, with dell rose
Thursday Oct. 29th 06:00 PM
On Thursday, Oct. 29 Dell Rose will discuss in "What Is Man?" in the period leading to WWI. The person renegotiated as individual, and as a unit of society, as the war ravaged older social and political bonds. About this series: Before a single shot was fired, Europe had already imagined, aestheticised and longed for the war it was about to have. 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. Starting Thursday 15 October through Thursday November 5. 6 PM central. Use the button below to view prior recorded sessions on our Youtube channel.
Zoom Link for Oct. 29, 6 pm central
ZOOM: SUNDAY NovemBER 8, 3:30 PM: 12 GATES SWEDENBORG STUDY. Topic: Grace
Sunday Nov. 8th 03:30 PM
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Join Dell Rose via Zoom, when our 12 Gates Swedenborg Study will focus on the concept of grace. Sunday, November 8, 3:30 PM - 5 PM central time. Note: we're finding that it's a good idea to make sure your free Zoom software is up-to-date before signing on Some people are finding that Zoom logs them in as "audio only" when their software needs an update. If you haven't updated Zoom recently, we recommend it.
Zoom Link for Nov. 8, 3:30 PM central
Video of Part 1,The Great War

View the Trailer and videos to our recent program on Ecclesiastes, with Dell Rose

The third and final episode of Ecclesiastes is now available on our Youtube channel. To view the videos, use the buttons below:
Ecclesiastes Part 1
Ecclesiastes Part 2
Ecclesiastes Part 3

Brochures of upcoming programs

autumn 2026 brochure

Discover a wide array of books and A/V materials on spiritual topics, including Emanuel Swedenborg's influential works.
View brochure

newberry library program nov-dec

Till the Gods Speak Again: Folklore Esotericism, and Romantic Nationalism in 19C Europe, with Dell Rose. Begins at Newberry Library on Nov. 10, 2 PM
Learn more

New Video: THE Parables WITH

REV. ROBERT MCCLUSKEY

Parts 1 aND 2 of "The Parables" with Rev. Robert Mc Cluskey ARE now available for viewing on our youtube channel. (Link below.)
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View Video of Part 1 on Youtube
View Video on Part 2 on Youtube
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Spiritual Practices

Using the traditional rosary form for a new set of meditations. 

Find Inspiration in our Past Program Videos

Emanuel Swedenborg
Brook Ziporyn, U of C
Rev. Robert McCluskey
Emanuel Swedenborg: Angels, with Dell Rosehttps://youtu.be/1lXAZCvgCiY
Brook Ziporyn, U of C: Intro to Tiantai Buddhismhttps://youtu.be/CD5MMrhIwzU
Rev. Robert McCluskey: Understanding the Christ Eventhttps://youtu.be/J1K-jZ9vL0c
by Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedenborg's Concept of Correspondence, Explained https://youtu.be/PpYt38PEFdE

Reading

Conspicere, a Journal of Swedenborgian Studies.
Aurora by Jakob Bohme
I Am a New Swedenborg, a New Kahn
Divine Providence
Conspicere, a Journal of Swedenborgian Studies.
Concerning the Sacred Scripture or The Word of the Lord
"I Am a New Swedenborg, a New Kahn," (Brill) on Japanese Swedenborgian Deguchi Onisaburō by author Dell Rose.
Aurora by Jakob Böhme is available from the Library, as background to our "Divine Cobbler" series of programs on the mystic Jakob Böhme.
Divine Love & Wisdom by Swedenborg will be the topic of the October "12 Gates" Swedenborg study. Available from our library.
Concerning the Sacred Scripture or The Word of the Lord by Emanuel Swedenborg is part of the 12 Gates materials.
The Swedenborg Library is open 1:00 PM–5:00 PM, Wednesdays and Fridays, and by appointment. 77 W. Washington St., Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60602
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