The Essential Swedenborg: Basic Religious Teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg - Couverture souple

Swedenborg, Emanuel

 
9780877854333: The Essential Swedenborg: Basic Religious Teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0877854335 ISBN 13 : 9780877854333
Editeur : Swedenborg Foundation, 2023

Synopsis

The Essential Swedenborg summarizes in modern terms the basic features of the theology put forward by Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), scientist, inventor, statesman, philosopher, and theologian.

The startling concepts of the "Northern Plato" caused the orthodox clergy of the time to consider him a heretic. For more than two hundred years, however, Swedenborg has inspired many of the world's greatest intellects and contributors to modern culture--Balzac, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Blake, Emerson, Henry James, Sr., Czeslaw Milosz, and Yates among them--with a visionary belief system for all people, regardless of background, that emphasizes good works, personal responsibility, and one's inner connection to divine love.

This edition provides new translations of selections from Swedenborg's works on some of his key theological topics, including use, charity, life after death, the destiny of humanity, and divine providence.

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À propos de l?auteur

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) was a Swedish scientist, nobleman, and theologian who spent his life investigating the mysteries of the soul. Born in Stockholm to a staunchly Lutheran family, he graduated from the University of Uppsala and then traveled to England, Holland, France, and Germany to study with the leading scientists of the time. Between 1743 and 1745, he began to have visions of heaven, hell, and Jesus Christ, which resulted in a stream of books about the nature of God, the afterlife, and the inner meaning of the Bible. He devoted the last decades of his life to studying Scripture and presenting his own unique theology to the world.

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Éditeur
Swedenborg Foundation
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0877854335
ISBN 13 
9780877854333
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
3
Nombre de pages
230
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Personne responsable
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