Bryn Athyn College of the New Church is a genuinely tiny institution (fewer than 300 undergrads) affiliated with the Swedenborgian Church in suburban Philadelphia. It's intellectually serious but deeply spiritually rooted, attracting students genuinely interested in faith-centered education in a non-mainstream tradition. The liberal arts curriculum is rigorous; the spiritual life is woven throughout. Classes are genuinely small—your professors know you intimately.
Bryn Athyn itself is a Swedenborgian community, which creates both cohesion and separation from mainstream higher ed culture. You're getting a genuinely distinctive, intentional educational community, not a default choice. The intellectual tradition is real; the spiritual commitment is genuine.
Choose Bryn Athyn only if you're genuinely drawn to Swedenborgian spirituality and want an intimate, intellectually serious, faith-centered education. It's not for everyone, but for the right student, it's incomparably special.