| Heaven and Hell Contributor(s): Swedenborg, Emanual (Author), Dole, George F. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0877854769 ISBN-13: 9780877854760 Publisher: New Century Edition OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: "Emanuel Swedenborg's work is a vast, complex, dazzling world, filled with lands and seas of extraordinary beauty and richness. . . . Now George F. Dole has swept away the stuffiness and stiffness of earlier [translations] and given us Swedenborg as he is meant to be: a thrilling visionary, a poetic seer of the first order. In every respect, this is a triumph."---Philip ZaleskiEditor, The Best Spiritual Writing seriesThis edition of the latest translation of Swedenborg's classic work has received great praise from readers and scholars. Available in a beautiful paperback edition, with a two-color interior, this book will open the doors of perception to readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Spirituality - Religion | Christian Theology - Eschatology - Religion | Theology |
| Dewey: 236.24 |
| LCCN: 00037533 |
| Series: NW Century Edition |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 7.01" W x 10.02" (2.21 lbs) 544 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What happens to us when we die? Are heaven and hell real? If so, what are they like? Heaven and Hell contains the answers to these questions as seen by Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772). This new translation of Swedenborg's most popular work paints a detailed picture of life in the spiritual realms. A Swedish Enlightenment scientist of extraordinary accomplishment, Swedenborg underwent a spiritual crisis that led to an unparalleled series of paranormal experiences. He spent his last twenty-seven years in almost daily experience of heaven and hell, recording his observations and conversations, many of which are reported in Heaven and Hell. This sustained and detailed description of the nonphysical realms has left its impression on the minds of many great thinkers, including Goethe, Blake, Coleridge, Emerson, Borges, and Milosz. This deluxe edition contains an introduction by religious historian Bernhard Lang setting the volume in the context of its time. The New Century Edition of the Works of Emanuel Swedenborg is a modern-language, scholarly translation of Swedenborg's theological works. The series' easy-to-read style retains the dignity, variety, clarity, and gender-inclusive language of Swedenborg's original Latin, bringing his thought to life. Introductions and annotations by eminent, international scholars place Swedenborg's writings in their historical context and illuminate obscure references within the text, enabling readers to understand and trace Swedenborg's influence as never before. |
