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Bryn Athyn College is a small private liberal-arts college located in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, northeast of Philadelphia. The college is located in the midst of a religious community and ecclesiastical organization dedicated to the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg. Bryn Athyn College is known particularly for its large endowment, high faculty/student ratio, international student diversity and its unique religious faith. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...
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A liberal arts college is an institution of higher education found in the United States, offering programs in the liberal arts at the post-secondary level. ...
Bryn Athyn is a borough located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ...
Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...
Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 75, holding the manuscript of Apocalypsis Revelata (1766). ...
History
Bryn Athyn College was founded in 1877. 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Religion Bryn Athyn College is unique in that it is the only Swedenborgian College in the world. The college distinguishes itself from the church by stating on its web page, "The theology of the New Church fuels our mission, but we are not a church. We are a liberal arts college with a religious mission to spread the teachings of the New Church through intellectual engagement and academic channels.[1]" Emanuel Swedenborg, 75, holding the manuscript of Apocalypsis Revelata (1766). ...
Facilities Bryn Athyn College has a number of educational facilities: the Swedenborg Library; Pendleton Hall; Childs Hall Dormitory (for men); Grant Hall Dormitory (for women); Asplundh Field House; Cairnwood Mansion; Bryn Athyn Cathedral, and Glencairn Museum. In addition to this, the college has four athletic fields, six tennis courts, and an ice rink. The Bryn Athyn Cathedral The Bryn Athyn Cathedral, east elevation The Bryn Athyn Cathedral with the Ezekiel Tower from the west. ...
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Mission Statement "Bryn Athyn College of the New Church serves as an intellectual center for all who desire to pursue a higher education in the liberal arts and sciences, enriched and structured by the Old and New Testaments and the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. The purpose of this education is to enhance students’ civil, moral, and spiritual life, as well as to contribute to human spiritual welfare.[2]" Emanuel Swedenborg, 75, holding the manuscript of Apocalypsis Revelata (1766). ...
Architecture and Significant Places Within the Bryn Athyn community and adjacent to the college campus, are the following notable structures:
The Bryn Athyn Cathedral The Bryn Athyn Cathedral, east elevation The Bryn Athyn Cathedral with the Ezekiel Tower from the west. ...
Cairnwood Mansion
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Cairncrest
Majors offered
Bachelor Degrees - Biology Teacher Education
- Biology/biological sciences, general
- English Language and literature, general
- English Language and literature/letters
- English/language arts teacher education
- History Teacher education
- History, general
- Multi/interdisciplenary studies
- Religion/religious studies
Associate Degrees - Liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies
References
- Core Program. Bryn Athyn College. Retrieved on 2007 April 15.
- Mission Statement. Bryn Athyn College. Retrieved on 2007 April 15.
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2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
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See also The New Church is a religious movement which began in the late eighteenth century. ...
Symbol of the Swedenborgian Church Swedenborgianism is the ecclesiastical organization of beliefs developed from the writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, and as such, considered a religious movement by many. ...
Bryn Athyn is a borough located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ...
New Church Education is a philosophy of education developed and practiced by the General Church of the New Jerusalems educational system of elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and college. ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 75, holding the manuscript of Apocalypsis Revelata (1766). ...
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