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100

These early British Swedenborgians combined their doctrines with strict vegetarianism and the complete abstinence from alcohol 

Who were the Bible Christians

100

Perhaps the very first distinctly Swedenborgian house of worship

Great East Cheap Chapel

100

Year of the first public assembly (or conference) that brought together different readers and church groups of Swedenborg

What was 1789

100

widely popular method for communing with the dead; most famous proponents include Andrew Jackson Davis and Thomas Lake Harris. 

What is spiritualism

200

Ardent Swedenborgian Abolitionists, these Swedish gentlemen attempted to build a utopian free settlement on the west coast of Africa 

Who were Charles Wadström and Augustus Nordenskjöld

200

In this important political building, John Hargrove delivered not one, but two Swedenborgian sermons

What is the U.S. Capitol

200

Year of important translation (into English) of the Arcana Caelestia, the first of its kind

1750

200

Having little to do with animals, this syncretic healing system manipulated energy flows to induce trance states

What is Animal Magnetism

300

This father-son duo led the Separatist movement to bring Swedenborgians out of the "old" church and into a new polity

Who were James (father) and Robert Hindmarsh

300

This city was notable for its heavy German immigrant population, and an early Swedenborgian church that had both English and German-speaking congregations

What was Baltimore

300
Year that Swedenborgian theology "arrives" in America, under the wings of an early evangelist

1784

300

Long before Madame Blavatsky, this Society established itself to promote Swedenborg's writings

What is the Theosophical Society

400

Staunch "Remainer," this Anglican Reverend received dictation from angels and saw the luminous words "Divinum Humanum" in a vision of light

Who was John Clowes

400

Boozy location of the very first public meeting of readers of Emanuel Swedenborg's theological works

The Queen's Arms, London

400

Year of this important translation of *A Theosophical Lucubration on the Nature of Influx*

1770

400

Followers of a French utopian socialist who often combined their ideas with that of Swedenborg's (much to the consternation of the New Churches)

What is Fourierism. 

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